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.
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
