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.
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
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 .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .