Yvette Townsend, Amanita muscaria (ANIMAL & NATURE 2024)

Walking through the pine trees looking for these mushrooms is a surreal experience. It's so quiet & peaceful, you can hear the slight cracking of the trees from high above. The ground is so soft as you walk along the fallen pine needles. It's amazing to see all the different shapes, colours and sizes of these mushrooms spread out all along the ground. I have captured the different stages of this mushroom in its natural environment.

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