An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert. Surrounded by vast desert and distant snow topped mountains, the enormous satellite dishes, dome-shaped buildings and telescopes are run by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) , an intergovernmental body dedicated to observing space. Photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza was granted access to several observatory sites.
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
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