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.
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .