Welcome to the Planet Fungi blog, where we dive into our latest fungi adventures with behind-the-scenes stories and photography tips.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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MUSHROOM WHISPERING

March photo tips, second screening of FOLLOW THE RAIN, Mushroom Whisperers, and more …

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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.

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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.

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Catherine Marciniak Catherine Marciniak

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.

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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.

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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.

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