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 German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
