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.
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .