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.
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
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 .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .