COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society. Known as sadhus, they shun all home comforts for a life spent inside caves, forests and temples and can be found across India and Nepal. German banker and photographer Mario Gerth decided to find and photograph the sadhu people. The 38-year-old of Erfurt, Germany, says: “I have been obsessed with the sadhus for many years and set off in 2013 to look for them.
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
