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..
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .