PLANET FUNGI

Fungi are nature’s great connectors, thriving in unexpected places and playing a crucial ecological role. Planet Fungi is a visual journey into this often-overlooked world, featuring breathtaking images and insights by photographer Stephen Axford and filmmaker Catherine Marciniak. A chance encounter with a purple mushroom ignited their obsession with capturing fungi in all their wonder. With an estimated 2–5 million species, most still undocumented, this book reveals the beauty, mystery, and scientific intrigue of fungi—from glowing forms to surreal shapes—redefining how we see nature and its hidden networks.