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.
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .