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.
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs.
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach.
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens.
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery.
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible.
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow.
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions.
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo.
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013.
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish.
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going.
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street.