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..
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .