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 a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
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 .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
