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.
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .