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.
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .