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 German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .