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.
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
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 .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
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 .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
