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.
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .