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.
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .