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..
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .