Chinese People on Trains by Wang Fuchun
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 31, 2013
Beijing-based photographer Wang Fuchun produced this series of incredibly vivid pictures of Chinese passengers on trains. A railway worker-t...
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The Meandering Alatna River in Alaska
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 29, 2013
The Alatna River is one of the six federally designated wild and scenic river partially contained within the boundaries of Gates of the Arct...
Metropol Parasol: The World's Largest Wooden Structure
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 29, 2013
Metropol Parasol is a wooden structure located at La Encarnación square, in the old quarter of Seville, Spain. Designed by German architect ...
The Old Town of Ghadames
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 29, 2013
Ghadames, known as the “pearl of the desert”, is an oasis town in the Nalut District of the Tripolitania region in southwestern Libya. It is...
Flowering of Lupins in Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 28, 2013
Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the ...
Lake Natron, Tanzania
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 28, 2013
Lake Natron is a salt lake located in northern Tanzania, close to the Kenyan border, and just north east of the Ngorongoro Crater, in the ea...
Surrealistic Landscape of Deadvlei, Namibia
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 27, 2013
The picture below is not that of a painting. It was taken inside the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia, in a strange and alien landscape called...
Sea Launch: Launching Satellites From the Ocean
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 26, 2013
The two giant ships, a NASA-like mission control and a launch pad floating on the ocean, form part of an audacious, outrageously expensive, ...
Hamilton Pool Preserve in Texas
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 25, 2013
Hamilton Pool Preserve is a natural pool that was created when the dome of an underground river collapsed due to massive erosion thousands o...
Kids Risking Their Lives to Reach School
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 24, 2013
For most parents and kids, crossing the street to catch the school bus is perhaps the riskiest part of the school run. But take a look at th...
Sculptures Made From Honeycombs by Aganetha Dyck
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 22, 2013
Aganetha Dyck is a Canadian artist from Manitoba who takes ordinary objects such as shoes, buttons and figurines and turns them into exotic...
The Largest And Most Powerful Diesel Engine in The World
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 21, 2013
Container ships are some of the largest and heaviest vessels that plough on the seas. They measure up to 1,200 feet in length and can move 1...
G-Cans: Tokyo’s Massive Underground Storm Drain
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 21, 2013
Located on the outskirts of Tokyo, behind a small government building, underneath a soccer field and skateboard park, is an incredibly huge ...
German Oil Recovery Ship That Splits Into Two
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 20, 2013
The German Navy operates a ship of an interesting design, engineered to recover oil spilled into the sea. The Bottsand-class oil recovery s...
Gasometers of Vienna: Former Gas Storage Tanks Turned Into Housing
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 20, 2013
In 1896, Viennese authorities decided to invest in large-scale gas and electric utilities to provide the townsfolk with coal gas for stoves,...
Atomic Gardening: Breeding Plants With Gamma Radiation
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 20, 2013
Did you know that the peppermint flavor in your chewing gum and toothpaste, and the red-ruby grapefruit on your plate, is the result of muta...
White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 19, 2013
The White Pocket is an isolated, notoriously hard-to-reach patch of sandstone hidden within the desert expanse of Vermillion Cliffs National...
Abandoned Buzludzha Monument at Bulgaria
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 18, 2013
Located at the historical peak of Buzludzha in the Central Stara Planina, Bulgaria, stands a magnificent piece of architecture. The Buzludzh...
Hibaku Jumoku: The A-Bombed Trees That Survived Hiroshima
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 15, 2013
After the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6th August 1945, with landscapes demolished, soils charred and radiation rampant, Dr. Harold Jacobs...
Capital Gate Building: The Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 14, 2013
Capital Gate is an iconic leaning skyscraper located in Abu Dhabi adjacent to the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. At 160 meter (520 ft...
The Underbelly of Aircrafts: Photographs by Jeffrey Milstein
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 14, 2013
When artist Jeffrey Milstein was a kid, his favorite pastime was hanging around the end of the runway at the Los Angeles International Airp...
Stunning Pictures of Volcanic Lightning by Martin Rietze
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 13, 2013
Photographer Martin Rietze travels around the world in pursuit of Earth's greatest fiery spectacle – volcanoes. Recently, he went to Jap...
Amazing Pencil Sculptures by Cerkahegyzo
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 13, 2013
Hungarian artist, known only by his nickname cerkahegyzo, manages to produce incredibly detailed sculptures by carving on pencil lead. Using...
Photos of Children Around the World With Their Favorite Toys
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 13, 2013
Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti is always traveling the world in search of adventure, good stories, and interesting people. For his...
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 13, 2013
Huanglong is located in the northwest part of Sichuan Province, China, 50 kilometers north-northwest of the capital Chengdu. This scenic are...
Troll-A Platform: Largest Object Ever Moved by Man
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 12, 2013
The Troll A platform is an offshore natural gas platform in the Troll gas field off the west coast of Norway. At 1.2 million ton ballasted u...
Tianjin Eye: Gigantic Ferris Wheel on a Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 12, 2013
Tianjin Eye is a 120-meter tall giant Ferris wheel built on the Yongle Bridge over the Hai River in Tianjin, China. It is claimed to be the ...
Georgia Aquarium: The Largest Aquarium in the World
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 11, 2013
The world’s largest aquarium is located in Atlanta, Georgia. It houses more than 120,000 animals, representing 500 species in 8.5 million ga...
Rua Goncalo de Carvalho: The Greenest Street in the World
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 11, 2013
Rua Goncalo de Carvalho is a street located in Porto Alegre, the capital and largest city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Flank...
The Hanging Restaurant Fangweng in Yichang, China
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 10, 2013
Fangweng Restaurant is located in China, in Hubei Province, about 12km north of the city of Yichang, near Sanyou Cave, or “The Cave of the T...
The Balancing Barn Hotel in England
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 10, 2013
The Balancing Barn is situated on the edge of a tranquil nature reserve a few miles inland from the Suffolk coast, near the historic towns ...
Antogo: Crazy Fishing Ritual in Mali
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 10, 2013
Built among boulders in the dry and arid Dogon county in Mali, at the foot of an incredible 500 meter high escarpment, lies a small village ...
Wieliczka Salt Mine: An Underground Salt Art Gallery
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 7, 2013
The Wieliczka Salt Mine, located in the town of Wieliczka in southern Poland, has a unique position in the history of salt mining. Built in ...
Pinnacles Desert in Nambung National Park, Australia
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 5, 2013
Located not far from the coast of southwest Australia are thousands of limestone pillars that rise from the shifting yellow sands. In places...
Pink Lake Hillier in Australia
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 5, 2013
Lake Hillier is a pink-colored lake on Middle Island, the largest of the islands and islets that make up the Recherche Archipelago, Western ...
The Mysterious Moray Agricultural Terraces of the Incas
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 4, 2013
One of the most visually stunning Inca ruins is at Moray, an archaeological site in Peru approximately 50 km northwest of Cuzco and just wes...
Snake Alley – The Crooked Street
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 3, 2013
“The world’s most crooked street” is a contested title. While most publications recognize the Lombard Street in San Francisco, California, ...
Thrihnukagigur: The Volcano That You Can Explore From Inside
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 2, 2013
Thrihnukagigur volcano, located about 30km from Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, has become the latest adventure tourism destination, beca...
Moss Pink (Shibazakura) Blossoms at Hitsujiyama Park, Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 2, 2013
Moss pink, or shibazakura, is a flower that grows close to the ground in brilliant colors of magenta, pink, and white. The season for moss p...
Hyper-realistic Paintings by Antonio Cazorla
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 2, 2013
Antonio Cazorla was born in Punta Umbria, Spain, in 1971. From an early age he showed an exceptional interest and aptitude for art. By the ...
Paul Rousso’s Hyper-sized Currency Bills
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 2, 2013
American artist Paul Rousso uses heat infusion on plexiglass to create hyperrealistic, hyper-sized, sculptures of crumpled money. The piece...
Mount Thor - The Greatest Vertical Drop on Earth
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 1, 2013
Mount Thor, officially called the Thor Peak, in Auyuittuq National Park, on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, is a granite peak that features ...
