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 hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .