Planet Fungi safari in remote northeast India

[@dianalynn6899]

I just love when people find their lifelong passion in their work and share it with us. Who knew fungi could be so beautiful? Bravo!

[@PlanetFungi]

Thank you for taking the time to give such lovely feedback.

[@catgiles3268]

I absolutely agree! There’s some very beautiful fungi on the planet and now it’s being shared so everyone can see it.

[@Cezar81]

😍😍😍

[@kellycrozier246]

@@catgiles3268😊

[@mzrlive2784]

I am from Pakistan, I go on long hikes in Himalayan mountains every year and find so many types of mushrooms. They are so fascinating but I don't know which ones are edible. I wish you could visit Pakistan during late August till September end and you will be amazed.

[@PlanetFungi]

Thank you for your feedback and taking the time to share your thoughts. I think there may be a misunderstanding. When Saurev says very little is known about Fungi he’s talking specifically about in Assam and he does qualify that. It is correct that people there seem on the whole to have lost that cultural knowledge. However, in the documentary we also say that in Arunachal Pradesh and in Meghalaya the local people know much more about Fungi. The purpose of the documentary was to record what they knew, so it could be shared with others in India, who may have lost that knowledge and have similar species. And of course to photographically document that Fungi so that it could be used in field guides. It is true that the people from Balipara could have asked these questions themselves and on an ongoing basis they do ask those questions. The photographer Stephen Axford asked those questions in the film as a storytelling device to make that information accessible to an international audience. I hope that explains what was meant.

[@poojanegi2605]

Great content..! have been interested in fungi ever since I learnt about them during my graduate microbiology course. I once took a small tour to photograph the various fungi present on our campus grounds, without identifying them. I would appreciate it if you could share a book or some resource on practical mycology (diversity, application etc.).

[@lucycannon6732]

Congratulations on finding new species! Stunning photography, as usual!

[@PlanetFungi]

Thank you so much 😀

[@KittenQuinzel]

I grew up photographing fungi with my grandparents, your work is truly inspirational. Thank you!

[@PlanetFungi]

Wow, thank you for that really generous feedback. We're really pleased people like it.

[@joss_ananascocos]

Yes me too - All in my family have been Fungey photografers

[@MrEiht]

Not sure how often I started to cry but some of these were just TOO beautiful. Much love to mama nature and the entire team!!!

[@mazer4112]

I am so appreciative of all the work everyone is involved in. Thanks to all involved in positively linking people with the natural world

[@PlanetFungi]

Thanks you so much for the lovely feedback.

[@chrilin5107]

23.42 loving the saying "technology is a useful servant...but a dangerous master" 👍

[@KatWeltch]

SO beautiful and wholesome! Putting together a visual dictionary for the locals to know what's edible and what isn't. How kind !!!! I love this series cant wait to watch the next one! Thank you Stephen for sharing your knowledge and passion with us all!

[@bigsarge2085]

What an incredible, informative, and delightful experience! Thank you.

[@PlanetFungi]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you.

[@alaskabarb8089]

At about 50, David left a career in IT to pursue a passion for documenting the world’s fungi. His quiet passion is infectious, inspiring, and evident in his gorgeous photographs and time-lapse videos. 🍄💖💚❤️

[@DropTheMyc]

37:05 She's laughing about the Chillum mushroom because Chillum pipes are used for Cannabis smoking not tobacco 🤣

[@KingsMom831]

This is absolutely phenomenal!❤

[@PlanetFungi]

Thank you

[@solofranproject]

In Chile we started to know fungi life a few years ago and now we have even Fungifest in regionals parts of the country! Thanks for sharing us this relevant material from anothers cultures 💙.

[@jamesalanstephensmith7930]

Amazing photos, great work!

[@studiorootsjmb7098]

Thanks again Stephen Axford & Catherine Marciniak for this amazing movie

[@PlanetFungi]

Thank you for the lovely feedback

[@barackobama4683]

Wow the festival in Meghalaya was mesmerizing!!

[@henriklarsson5221]

It was bonkers.

[@regularly_priced]

Yeah that would be so fun to have grown up in that tribe. It’s cool to see the different celebrations and communities all over the world; no matter where we grew up, we all seem to find joy in community and our own cultures. I love the diversity of humans

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Stunning photography, thanks for sharing your skill.

[@ИринаЖданова-л1ъ]

Спасибо Огромное Вам и Вашей команде Всем за Этот Удивительный мир грибов .

[@josesamuelproducoes2843]

Amazing video, the fungi kingdom is awesome to explore, and the India culture in the video brought some more interesting informations. Very nice to meet some locals and see their vision about it as well

[@PlanetFungi]

So nice of you to give this feedback and glad you enjoyed the story. Thank you.

[@808humphrey]

Love it! Kong is an amazing, beautiful soul

[@dannytaveras1521]

Thanks for sharing all this wonderful information.

[@doktormozg]

What I love the most about mushrooms is how diverse is the growing conditions of them. I wonder if there are any species in Arctica (apart from lichens) that we haven't found yet?

[@J_L45]

Wow 🤩 Just WOW 🤩 Breathtaking ❤ 🍄

[@BigNames-rw9hd]

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[@ronaldferrera-cerrato1480]

Muy hermoso recorrido una facinante descripción . El profesor y ese magnífico grupo indú de maravilla .

[@r3b3lvegan89]

The oldest life form on the planet. And most mind opening and heart blossoming.

[@chrilin5107]

5.54 this man 1 has a good heart 2 is a real hero 👏🙏🌍🍀

[@rickyspanish6261]

Beautiful Mother ❤❤❤❤❤ An absolute true inspiration, her struggles she overcame and her dedication to her kin, breaths life into my soul. ❤❤

[@BavonWW]

Excellent video; I remember when Wimbledon Common was a fungal safari that precluded the need to look abroad. Also the Hog's Back, Epping Forest, and Hampstead Heath.

[@zoltandobany962]

A fascinating film. My compliments to the makers.

[@PlanetFungi]

Thank you.

[@Error_-qz2zr]

thank you for this beautifully made doc

[@Gaaraape]

Are there any more documentaries similar to this one? It's so interesting

[@PlanetFungi]

Thank you for the lovely comment. Have you checked out some of the other shorter videos on our Planet Fungi KZbin channel.

[@dipankarsharma7264]

You may like something called "Fantastic Fungi"

[@brucewayne000]

Man, massive respect for people who do this type of amazing work.

[@Mrvillain134]

Love from northeast india ❤

[@cgesp206]

Excellent video! I've always been fascinated by fungi, but to be honest I've never really tried to look around for them. They're just there. Your work is truly an inspiration. Real eye opener to see what's hidden in plain sight when you start to really look. Thank you for sharing

[@the_0_man]

Stephen and Paul Stamets are two bight beacons shinning in the dark world of mycellium!

[@QAjimine1]

Excellent documentary 🍄

[@PlanetFungi]

Much appreciated!

[@scottywills124]

I can see how the old lady never gets sick from eating random mushrooms. Boiling the crap out of them would release some toxins but also not give you much of a nutritional benefit you'd otherwise get if the mushroom was any good.

[@kappa9789]

36:47 i love this lady !!

[@daisuky2693]

Absolutely mindblowing and astonishing at the same time . You do an amazing job in documenting fungi and showing them to the world. And i absolutely love that you also included some of the local peoples tradicions and theyr knowledge about mushrooms. As well as your combination of video photography talking and music goes so well with each other, its just great to witness. Highly appreciated all the work and efford you pour into those videos and photographies, you are a true inspiration .

[@natzos6372]

Very interesting to see the overlap of mushrooms between europe and asia. I recognized many from home! So far away yet very similar

[@regularly_priced]

I’m from the US and I even recognized some species that are found here. Like the beefsteak fungus

[@beautifulrelaxingmusic92]

To everyone reading this and listening. Close your eyes, inhale and feel the air in your lungs give life to your beautiful soul. and as you exhale, release the tension in your shoulders, ease the tension in your neck and the back of your head. Allow peace to flow inside of every fiber and vein in your body. You are doing great. No matter what you are going through. You will be just fine. Hugs to you all..

[@OfficialGOD]

Enjoyed watching this, thanks.. underrated! 💚

[@mliittsc63]

Thanks for this! It's unfortunate that with so many types of edible fungi, in a typical supermarket there are only white ones and brown ones. Northeast India seems to have the most diversity of humans, too.

[@gordondean2165]

Incredibly beautiful, informative and entertaining. Thank you.

[@skivvy3565]

My new favorite channel on KZbin. Please. Give us more!

[@jfhdragonfly]

Love love LOVE the Forest Man! ❤

[@SikhaB]

Amazing! I also want to meet that jolly Kong now. 😂 Love from Assam ✨

[@PlanetFungi]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Relou4e]

How Stephen Axford changed my view of the world ... Thank you!

[@grzegorzjacek3571]

Amazing document,I am from Poland and fascinated with India,is it beautyfull country,so huge with massive potential ,all best for India;🥰

[@Fischergarten]

wondering where the elephant dung fungi would take you to

[@tomdowning9731]

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing your journey with us!

[@PlanetFungi]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@DiuQuy]

It's so fascinating and beautiful to me the interconnectedness of nature and the world, how the fungi collects water for the roots of the trees. That is so cool! We couldn't survive without fungi.

[@ThoVCor999]

27:56 that red bug(maybe a spider) is so beautiful, I wouldn't touch it.

[@rindapelton5876]

Absolutely Gorgeous fungi!!!! Are the glow in the dark fungi edible??? Thank you for sharing your experience! 🤗

[@PlanetFungi]

The bioluminescent fungi in this doco are quite small but Harvestmen insects really loved them.

[@wallingnaga6563]

Beautiful!! Thank you for visiting our Northeast India, Iam from Nagaland.

[@jilewa]

Beautiful places and people in this documentary and such a useful resource for the locals. I wonder how the information will be made available so that more villagers can know which are poisonous and edible? That older lady was so lovely and funny! Thanks Stephen for following your passion and sharing it with the world ✌️

[@navenrim9621]

Amazing! Thank you so much 🙏

[@jesusperez9245]

Absolutely gorgeous my beloved Stephen and Catherine, thank you for sharing your hard work, experience and unique sensitivity and passion for mushrooms! Lol from Mexico!

[@PlanetFungi]

Thank you so much Jesus. Beautiful comment from a beautiful soul.

[@SukryRonde]

Fascinating documentary. There are many verity of fungi. By seeing this protecting and preserving fungi is an important part in our fragile planet.

[@Queen.AnneBoleyn]

Fungi are the most fascinating species in the world. I mean could we even survive without them...they were the most underrated creatures in the world. Past tense!! Thank you for your amazing work and photography!!!

[@heatherrachel8418]

Thank you for sharing your amazing work with us! Fantastic film!

[@PlanetFungi]

Thank you too for supporting our work.

[@petersterling5334]

Great Video! Yes Fungi are Absolutely Essential to Life on Earth!! This is Super Important Work cataloging all the Mushroom species so the Local population can be Part of the Preservation and Economic use of these Beautiful Mushroom species!!

[@SabinaDsouza-f2d]

I'm an Indian I luv my country it's so good to learn so much thru yr doc very infirmative yes v did know there were poisonous mushrooms but how does one detect it. Great job with enkughtenung us with a variety of species. Gid bless u all luv these doc. Well portrayed. Thanks ❤🌹🙏❤❤❤❤

[@harrylen1688]

Amazing Documentary !!! I Love Mushrooms also realized Forests with out them wouldn't exist.

[@philb9330]

This is awesome. I've only found your channel a couple hours ago but I'm hooked. You have a way of telling a story, a calm and collective nature. Excellent!

[@evileve6068]

Glowing fungi.. wow

[@jacquelinewalker9204]

Incredible story ,so much inspiration and hope here that a man's passion and curiosity mixed with amazing talent to film ,connect with native indigenous wisdom can bring many undiscovered species to the light for us to study and appreciate.Ive been photographing fungi for over 20 years it began when my daughter Jayde (WHO NOW IS IN HER FINAL STUDIES OF A BACHELOR OF BIO SCIENCE) at a younge age believed in fairies and was fascinated by mushrooms in which they might dwell so we took photos pick to see if any fairies would be present in our photography.Ive since become a horticulturist and lately have a passion for understanding fungi and its relationship with plants,blown away with the intelligence of it all happening seemingly unnoticed to most ,yet such a vital link in the chain of life. Thanks for a brilliant and extremely educational look into fungi growing in its native enviroment capturing it BRILLIANTLY with your keen eye and lenses YET most of all the indigenous knowledge your able to share with us. I've always believed there is something very special indeed about these fungi we know so little about ,they are a key of Importance to us .

[@philb9330]

This is better than some documentaries on tv!

[@DiuQuy]

This is so stunning and inspiring. Love your work and have so much respect for your passion, Mr. Axford! You've captured the majestic beauty of mushrooms. Who knew!

[@theyard6958]

Kong is such a joy. Her spirit is very rich!

[@LunaticLukas]

20:05 I've seen this one somewhere before....

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

I saw this guy's last film. It is utterly brilliant. I'm so stoked to watch this

[@diabolicalartificer]

Thank you for another excellent video. the fungi @ 27:04 looks a little like the Sulphur Polypore or Chicken of the Woods - Laetiporus sulphureus which when young is a very tasty mushroom, I prefer it to chicken.

[@cindyluong-rs3dh]

this is sooo good! I'm listening to this and revising physics and history today, as my international exams are coming tomorrow (ahhhh!; the music really makes me calm down and concentrate :D Well I'm going to sleep now~really thanks for your music! and wish me good luck tmr! :)

[@PlanetFungi]

GOOD LUCK TOMORROW

[@DPTK777]

Thank you sharing information beautiful information with us

[@Goreuncle]

Some of those mushrooms in India have relatives over here in Europe. I seemed to recognize a species of Lactarius and maybe also a species of Lepista, but can't be sure, since the documentary doesn't provide the scientific names for most of the mushrooms being presented. Definitely recognized the macrolepiota procera specimens, they're such a classic.

[@regularly_priced]

This ties together my love of learning about other cultures and my love of fungi. Great video

[@nancyanny]

I love seeing the fungi in India, the similarities but different polypores and how cute all the little bugs and spiders are there, i am so enjoying this thank you so much.

[@nancyanny]

Oh that was just the cutest at 37:50 or so.

[@DiuQuy]

The time lapses are truly magical!

[@sabyasachibanerjee124]

This is a fascinating video! And a very good effort documenting and classifying the Fungi Diversity in just the Northeastern part of India.

[@nickdual]

I love the topic Ytuber from Vietnam

[@davidlevitan6015]

Thank you for this absolutely amazing video. I love mushrooms and their benefits. I also enjoy photographing them.

[@karyndekeiser-moulton1213]

Beautiful film! Fungi are so diverse.

[@drdeepues]

Excellent work 👍

[@PlanetFungi]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@CdeElle]

Beautiful photographs, time lapses and video footage. Thank you, I enjoyed watching this 🍄

[@FoysalAzad-w6l]

This documentary was amazing... Really it is worth to consider that how importantly Fungus dominate a forest. Before watching this video I never thought about fungi like today. I would like to thank this team for this informative documentary. Watching this video from Bangladesh..

[@Sencman1]

You said it bro. Endlessly fascinating. Every minute of this was beautiful, places people , customs and of course the infinite diversity of fungi. Imagine , the beginning of our knowledge of one of the primary creators of the world we live in.

[@cinemamashinani3852]

A very eye opening documentary on Fungi.. Since childhood in rural Kenya 🇰🇪 fungi has been all around.. After watching this, am seeing fungi in different light.. Thanks and many regards to the team for bringing fungi to such beautiful limelight

[@Davewheelz]

They're on Twitter🔑.

[@doleykhelkaj4155]

The journey was very informative.... Great job

[@chrilin5107]

48.04 looks a bit like chantarells? Edit: btw fungi was one of the earliest lifeforms on our planet. There used to be giant "forests" befor ferns and other plants came along...I'm only an archaeologist, not biologist or even paleontologist so I hope I'm right. But I find them amazing. I believe they are, together with MUCH reduced animal keeping (in sustainable ways only/no factory farms) will be part of the solution to feeding our planet while maintaining wild habitats/species by reducing land use for (feed crops or various monoculture plants like palm oil) and that we can instead implement forest agriculture, regreen and revitalise dead soil/arid areas, permaculture etc and learn to live with our planet instead of trying to force our poorly ideas/pesticides etc onto it. I see what is happening around the world and it scares me because we have a beautiful nourishing environment but we constantly destroy it and ruin it with short term thinking and greed. This documentary was both beautiful, interesting and gave me hope and ideas. Thank you👏

[@АлекпероваОльга]

Какое богатство и разнообразие!!!👏👏👏

[@BackroadExploits]

Wow. I've watched several hours of your videos tonight and have been captivated by the beauty of the Fungi. I've appreciated their beauty in the past, in my garden but I have a new found appreciation for them. Thanks so much for this beautifully produced movie.

[@PlanetFungi]

Thank you so much for your very kind feedback. We are so pleased that you enjoyed our work and what we have shared about the kingdom of fungi.

[@J7xi8kk]

Another excellent job. Things made with love make a difference, thanks and love.

[@miasmic100]

Excellent documentary, spectacular fungi

[@Queen.AnneBoleyn]

They have the most amazing, phenomenal, beautiful, and interesting jobs in the world. 🍄

[@deshb22]

Notice they skip right past the ones growing in elephant dung😊

[@friendoengus]

brilliant video very fun, too many thanks

[@PlanetFungi]

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for the lovely feedback on performance.

[@kShailja]

Fantastic work. Congratulations on finding new species.

[@fonman7076]

I am very grateful to watch your work.

[@OutOfWards]

I love mushrooms in large quantities. Cooking with these incredible fungi make meals so colorful and delicious.