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 .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
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 .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .