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..
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .