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 arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .