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 floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .