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..
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
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