Documentaries
Follow the Rain
In one of the wettest years Australia has ever seen, world famous fungi hunters Stephen Axford and Catherine Marciniak, follow in the path of the rain. They search out the weird and wonderful fungi that emerge and discover why fungi are critical to life as we know it.
“I am awestruck. It is SUCH a magnificent film. It is an ode to fungi.” Sonya Pemberton, Emmy Award Winning science filmmaker, Genepool Productions
" It’s a completely new way of seeing fungi in nature.” Dr Tom May, Mycologist and Senior Botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.
“Every second is mesmerising.” Prof. Roger Shivas, mycologist and plant pathologist University of Southern Queensland.
Planet Fungi: North East India
In the ultimate armchair travel adventure, the hero of fungi lovers across the globe, photographer Stephen Axford, is on the hunt for the answers we all want to know. A breathtaking and magical fungi safari to one of the most remote places on the planet – the eastern Himalayas.
How fungi changed my view of the world
One stunning mushroom was the catalyst for Stephen Axford’s passion to capture the science and beauty of fungi. He could have never predicted where that journey would take him…
Masterclass in Macro Photography
$10 Rent | $20 Buy
Learn to take photos like Stephen Axford in this 25 minute masterclass in macro fungi photography. Includes tips on forest fungi, digital or phone camera, focus stacking and post-production.
Planet Fungi showcases stories by fungi obsessed team, photographer Stephen Axford and filmmaker Catherine Marciniak. Taking us around the globe, they introduce us to the wonderful world of mushrooms and explore why scientists now think fungi are absolutely essential to life as we know it.
Mini documentaries – Free on YouTube
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