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.
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
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FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .