The Big Things of Australia
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 29, 2012
Australia’s ‘Big Things’ are a roadside symbol, an obsession that turned into a tradition and now a popular tourist attraction. These are sc...
Showing posts from November, 2012
Aerial Photographs of London by Jason Hawkes
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 25, 2012
Jason Hawkes is one of the finest aerial photographers. He has been photographing Britain and the other parts of the world from above since...
Magnificent Flower Sculptures at Bloemencorso Zundert Flower Parade
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 25, 2012
Flower parades are held all over the world , but the one that takes place in Zundert, the Netherland, is extraordinarily artistic. It’s also...
China Builds Road Around House Because Owner Refused to Move
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 24, 2012
In the eastern Chinese city of Wenling, a lone five-story row house with ragged edges stand in the middle of a motorway in staunch defiance....
34-metre Model Train Made Entirely From Chocolate
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 23, 2012
A 33.6-meter long train made entirely out of chocolate was unveiled at the Brussels Chocolate Week going on in Belgium. Constructed using 1,...
Photographs of Tiny Waves by Deb Morris
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 21, 2012
Although wave photography is an established genre of photography, almost all snappers are shooting in the water, inside the barrel. Australi...
Nugget Point Lighthouse, New Zealand
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 21, 2012
Nugget Point is one of the most iconic landforms on the Otago coast, in the South Island of New Zealand. Located at the northern end of the ...
Beautiful ‘Smeared Skies’ Photos by Matt Molloy
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 20, 2012
These beautiful photos of the sky were created by stacking images of the same scene together by Photographer Matt Molloy . Usually photo sta...
High Line - Abandoned Railway Line Becomes Elevated Park in New York
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 20, 2012
The High Line is a mile long, garden park in New York City built on an elevated 1.45-mile section of an abandoned railway line called the We...
72-year Old Grandpa Models Women’s Clothes, Becomes Internet Sensation
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 20, 2012
Liu Xianping, a 72-year-old Chinese man has become something of an internet sensation after he began modelling for his granddaughter's o...
Eternal Flame Falls in New York
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 19, 2012
Tucked deep within Chestnut Ridge Park, New York, is a small waterfall called the Eternal Flame Falls. The waterfall is so called because of...
Khan Shatyr–the World’s Tallest Tent in Kazakhstan
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 19, 2012
Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan, is an architectural project that is billed as the world’s larges...
Tropical Island Resort–World's Largest Indoor Rainforest
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 17, 2012
Tropical Islands Resort is an artificial tropical resort located about 60 kilometers south of Berlin and is housed within the largest free-s...
Hamburg, the City of Bridges
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 16, 2012
Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and considered to be one of the most beautiful in the country. It is also a popular tourist de...
The Beautiful Alpine Town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 14, 2012
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany, in the heart of the Alps. Garmisch and Partenkirchen were ori...
Kuwait’s Golden Jubilee Fireworks Enters Guinness World Records
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 14, 2012
November 10, 2012 marked the golden jubilee of Kuwait’s constitution and the country celebrated it with a spectacular $15-million fireworks ...
US Election Illustrated Using Fast Food
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 14, 2012
Soon after the US election was over, Berlin-based artists Lisa Rienermann and Anna Lena Schiller decided to create an infographic illustrati...
Winning Images of Children's Eyes on Earth Photography Contest
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 9, 2012
Last September, kids all over the world were invited to enter their pictures in the Children's Eyes on Earth photo contest to help raise...
Peter Callesen’s Single Sheet Paper Sculpture
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 9, 2012
Danish artist Peter Callesen creates three dimensional sculptures by folding a single sheet of paper. Each work is made by cutting a single...
Jason Tozer’s Planetary Bubbles
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 8, 2012
These planetary pictures of Jupiter like gas-giants with swirling hurricanes are actually common soap bubbles. Photographer Jason Tozer was ...
The Curious Case of Baarle-Nassau and Baarle-Hertog
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 6, 2012
Baarle-Nassau and Baarle-Hertog are two municipalities that divide the town of Baarle on the border between the Netherlands and Belgium. Baa...
Sawdust Carpets During Semana Santa in Antigua
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 5, 2012
Antigua, Guatemala puts up one of the largest Easter celebration in North America, with an estimated 200,000 people flocking to this Colonia...
Coming of Age in Cartography: Evolution of the World Map
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 5, 2012
Mapmaking has been an integral part of human history for thousands of years. It is believed that the human activity of graphically represent...
Les Machines de l'Île: Machines of the Isle of Nantes
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 3, 2012
Machines of the Isle of Nantes or Les Machines de l'Île de Nantes are a set of gigantic mechanical animals designed by Francois Delaroz...
Thousands of Pink Flamingos at Lake Nakuru, Kenya
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 3, 2012
Lake Nakuru is one of the three inter-linked lakes in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. These lakes are home to 13 globally threatened bird...
India’s Death Defying ‘Maut ka Kuaa’ or ‘Well of Death’
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 2, 2012
‘Maut ka Kuaa’, which translates to the ‘Well of Death’ in English, also sometimes called the ‘Wall of Death’, is a death defying and gravit...
