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.
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .