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..
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
