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.
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .