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.
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .