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..
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .