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.
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .