It has been quite some time since I last posted in this community, and for my return, I want to share my favorite fungi photos of 2025. Over the last year, I have dedicated time to develop my photography skills - moving beyond merely documenting the fungi that I encounter to attempting to capture the beauty that I see in these ephemeral lifeforms.
In this pursuit, I have learned to take much closer attention to composition and lighting as well as be more discerning in which fungi I decide to capture. I have also invested in new equipment, including macro lenses, a tripod, and a focusing rail to help me better capture the form and detail of my fungal friends.
I am still very much a novice in the art of photography, but I am proud of the progress that I have made over the last year, progress that I am happy to share with this community in hopes the you too may appreciate the beauty I see in this Kingdom of Life. Of the tens of thousands of photos I have taken thus far in 2025, the following are my personal favorites. I hope that you all enjoy.
As always, please let me know if you believe that I have misidentified any of the species captured below; I welcome any and all corrections.
Mycena subcaerulea:
Variable Oysterling (Crepidotus variabilis):
Eyelash Cups (Genus Scutellinia):
Bleeding Fairy Helmet (Mycena haematopus):
Pinwheels and Parachute Mushrooms (Genus Marasmius):
Yellow Fairy Cups (Calycina citrina):
Honey Mushroom (Armillaria mellea):
Common Bird's Nest Fungus (Crucibulum laeve):
Sharp-scaly Pholiota (Pholiota squarrosoides):
Snaketongue Truffleclub (Tolypocladium ophioglossoides):
Frost's Bolete (Exsudoporus frostii):
Trooping Crumble Cap (Coprinellus disseminatus):
Moss Bell (Galerina hypnorum):
Black-stalked Marasmius (Tetrapyrgos nigripes):
Green Cheese Polypore (Fomitopsis spraguei):
Rye Ergot (Claviceps purpurea):
Long-stalked Gray Cup (Helvella macropus):
Crown-tipped Coral Fungus (Artomyces pyxidatus):
Tulip Morel (Morchella diminutiva):
Dasyscyphella nivea:
Beechwood Woodwart (Jackrogersella cohaerens):
Orange Hobnail Canker (Endothia gyrosa):
Angelina rufescens:
Poplar Sunburst Lichen (Xanthomendoza hasseana):
Genus Epicoccum:
Rosette Lichens, Frost Lichens, and Allies (Family Physciaceae):
Hooded Sunburst Lichen (Xanthomendoza fallax):
Lecania naegelii:
Microcera physciae:
Common Script Lichen (Graphis scripta):
Chlorociboria (Genus Chlorociboria):
