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..
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A woman who suffered from an allergic reaction to hair dye that made her face swell to twice its size has been left too scared to leave the house .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A grandmother has told how she has been unable to feel emotion for the last 12 years thanks to heart drugs she had to take in order to survive .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .