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.
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .