MESMERISING FUNGI

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..

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A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

HUNDREDS OF HOT AIR BALLOONS DECORATE TURKISH SKY

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MILLIONS OF LUMINOUS FISH DWARF DIVERS

SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .

EYE PAINTER

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PLAYFUL OWL PLAYS HIDE AND SEEK

A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .

DUBAI FROM THE SKY

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TOY CAR ADVENTURES

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PRISON HOTEL

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

LOST LEAPING BABY WHALE

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HUNGRY WHITE TIGER DIVES FOR FOOD

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