With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet. These mesmorising pictures, however, capture the beautiful variety of fungi here on Earth. The incredible images were taken by Australian photographer Stephen Axford, 62, after he became familiar with the importance of fungi in everyday life, and decided to document it twelve years ago..
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
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 .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .