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.
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .