奇幻菌世界：久违的一场视觉盛宴

A Magical World Of Rare Mushrooms Revealed By Steve Axford

文图|Demilked

翻译|青山

来自澳大利亚的摄影师史蒂夫·阿克斯福德（Steve Axford）喜欢到地球最偏远的角落去记录那里人民的生活，拍动物，以及他最爱的：真菌。他镜头下的真菌世界异常奇幻多姿，看起来就像是去地外文明探险之后留下的精彩记录。当然，他镜头下大部分的真菌都不为人知，也从未有过影像资料。

Australia-based photographer Steve Axfordloves to travel to the remotest corners of the earth, capturing the lives ofpeople, animals, and most importantly, fungi. His fascinating photographs ofthe diverse world of fungi seem to picture a fantastic expedition to somedistant alien world. And it’s easy to understand why. Many of these raremushroom species are unknown to us and have never been photographed before.

阿克斯福德说：“摄影一直是我认识这个世界的方法，我可以慢下来，更仔细地观察事物。” “我尝试将眼中所见之美和科学的精确相结合，所以我的大部分作品都纤毫毕现，拿来做物种鉴定也问题不大。”

“My photography has been myavenue into this world as it slows me down and allows me to look at things moreclosely,” says Axford. “I try to combine the beauty I see with some scientific accuracy,so most of my photos could be used to identify things and will show the finedetail.“

阿克斯福德家住澳大利亚新南威尔士州北河地区，他镜头中大部分稀有真菌就是在家附近拍的。但是为了能拍到稀有物种，他的足迹也遍布维多利亚及塔斯马尼亚。

Many of these rare fungi were photographed around Axford’s home in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales in Australia. However, his travels in search of rare species have taken him as far as Victoria and Tasmania.