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.
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .