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 a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .