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.
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
