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.
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
