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..
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .