Welcome to the Planet Fungi blog, where we dive into our latest fungi adventures with behind-the-scenes stories and photography tips.
Happy International Mushroom Day
October 15th, is International Mushroom Day—a day for fungi lovers worldwide to celebrate our shared obsession. Find out how we can all contribute to expanding the world’s knowledge of fungi.
FOLLOW THE RAIN on NETFLIX!
We're thrilled to announce that as of today, 1 September, FOLLOW THE RAIN is streaming exclusively on Netflix in Australia and New Zealand! 🎉
What a difference a lens makes.
Explore some weird fungi and how different lenses can transform your photos, plus updates on screening dates and locations for FOLLOW THE RAIN and FUNGI: WEB OF LIFE internationally.
The whale bone and the lichen
Cool fungi finds, updates on where you can catch both FUNGI: WEB OF LIFE and FOLLOW THE RAIN, plus Stephen’s top tips for getting down under with your fungi photography.
NEW ZEALAND’S FUNKY FUNGI
Unique New Zealand fungi, expert tips on photographing colours, exciting news about partnering with Escapade Media. Plus, join our fungi photography workshops and catch upcoming screenings of "Follow the Rain" in New South Wales, Tasmania, and Europe!
Giving birth to FOLLOW THE RAIN
April photo tips, update on where to see the IMAX documentary FUNGI:WEB OF LIFE and what people are saying about FOLLOW THE RAIN.
MUSHROOM WHISPERING
March photo tips, second screening of FOLLOW THE RAIN, Mushroom Whisperers, and more …
FOLLOW THE RAIN mission accomplished
Follow the Rain - Mission accomplished
In our December newsletter find out about the generous philanthropist who helped us reach our crowdfunding goal. Check out our next batch of fungi photography tips and read about the railway tunnel that is being converted into an immersive experience featuring Planet Fungi’s time-lapses.
A symbiosis that keeps mushrooming
A SYMBIOSIS THAT JUST KEEPS MUSHROOMING
Our November newsletter is packed full of opportunities to see documentaries about fungi, own some Stephen Axford images, and some of our hot fungi photography tips.
Happy International Mushroom Day
HAPPY WORLD MUSHROOM DAY
October 15 is International Mushroom Day and to celebrate Planet Fungi are taking you on a journey to northern Greece, where we meet a primary school teacher who transformed the world of Greek mycology.
Planet Fungi on safari in Sri Lanka
Planet Fungi on safari in Sri Lanka, truffle hunting in Greece, new doco series features PF time-lapses, Planet Fungi - northeast India documentary screening in Europe and update on FOLLOW THE RAIN.
Planet Fungi’s new documentary receives major funding support
Last week we reached two milestones. The fine cut edit of Follow the Rain has been completed and we took a big leap toward achieving our crowdfunding target.
Planet Fungi goes ghost hunting
Last week Catherine finished editing two fabulous sequences in our new documentary Follow the Rain. Here are some of the highlights. We also have some big news.
Planet Fungi in Tasmania
Planet Fungi update on recent film shoot in Tasmania and crowdfunding campaign, how to get involved in what promises to be the biggest fungi bioblitz ever, and MORE …
Come Follow the Rain with us
We are in post-production on our new documentary – an Australian fungi safari called Follow the Rain. So far, we have self-funded our film shoot and editing. Now we are seeking your help to make this documentary as beautiful and powerful as it can be.
Our 2023 New Year’s Gift to you…
A quick note to say thank you to our subscribers for your support in 2022. We hope you like us, have loved learning a little more about the science of the Kingdom of Fungi and enjoyed a few fungi adventures of your own.
We are incredibly grateful that over 4 million people have now watch Stephen's YiXi talk on how fungi changed his view of the world and that 75,000 people have wanted to follow the content we share on YouTube by subscribing. Your support helps us create more vids about fungi.
2021: Our year at Planet Fungi
2021 was a big year for Planet Fungi building a network of like-minded people keen to learn more about fungi and its importance to life on this planet. Followers - 123K Instagram, 65K YouTube and 6K Facebook.