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.
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .