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.
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .