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 striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .