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.
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .