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 KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
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 .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .