Ducks Get Their Own Lane in Britain
Kaushik Patowary
May 20, 2015
Ducks and ducklings can appear in the most unlikely places, such as in the middle of a busy street walking single-file or nesting under balc...
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Takhini Hot Springs' Hair Freezing Contest
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 5, 2015
Takhini Hot Springs is a natural hot springs located just outside the border of Whitehorse, in Yukon, Canada. Known and used for centuries b...
Island Homes During Mississippi River Flooding
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 18, 2014
When the waters of the Mississippi River broke in April 2011, it created one of the largest and the most damaging floods in the U.S. in the ...
35,000 Walruses Come Ashore in Alaska Due to Lack of Sea Ice
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 2, 2014
The brown patch, on the photo below, is a congregation of an estimated 35,000 walruses that came ashore on a beach near Point Lay, an Inupia...
Chinese City Opens Sidewalk For Mobile Phone Users
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 17, 2014
Walking the streets in any major city today is a peril for pedestrians, not from cars, but from fellow pedestrians who are too engrossed on ...
International Camping Festival in China
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 21, 2013
Over 15,000 outdoor sports enthusiasts from all over China assembled at a hillside near Mount Wugongshan in China's Jiangxi province to ...
German Political Parties Create Miniature Utopias to Showoff Their Vision for Their Country
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 16, 2013
Before the 2009 election kicked off in Germany, Hamburg’s miniature railway museum - Miniatur Wonderland - gave the country's main polit...
The Aftermath of a Music Festival
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 4, 2013
The morning after the night the Reading Festival concluded, and the festival goers disseminated, photographer David White took off in a heli...
Chinese Professor Builds Mountain Villa on Top of Apartment
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 15, 2013
A university professor in Beijing, Zhang Lin, has built a mountain villa on the roof of a 26-story apartment block that has gained the title...
Giant Dragon Skull on an English Beach Promotes “Game of Thrones”
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 21, 2013
On Monday morning, locals and holiday makers were surprised to discover what appeared to be a giant skull of a dragon on Charmouth beach in ...
Chinese Beaches Once Again Hit by Invading Algae
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 5, 2013
The seas off China have been hit by the largest ever growth of algae. The vast swath of green growth is washing onto the shores of the Yello...
Abraham Lincoln Lookalikes Gather for a Convention in Ohio
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 21, 2013
About three dozen Abraham Lincoln impersonators from around the U.S. assembled in Columbus, Ohio, on April 12, 2013, for the 19th-annual con...
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...
Overloaded Vehicles in China
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 27, 2013
A collection of snaps, mostly taken on the highways of China and published by China Foto Press, reveal drivers who load up their vehicles fa...
Airport Runway Becomes Parking Lot for Hurricane Damaged Vehicles
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 20, 2013
Tens of thousands of vehicles damaged by Superstorm Sandy are being temporarily stored on runways and taxiways at Calverton Executive Airpar...
The Toughest Nail Houses of China
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 13, 2012
Remember the Chinese homeowner Luo Baogen and his wife, who refused to move his house to make way for a redevelopment project? The house st...
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....
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 ...
European Beard and Moustache Championships 2012
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 26, 2012
The 2012 European Beard and Moustache Championships took place in Wittersdorf, France on Sept. 22, 2012. About a hundred participants from a...
Pictures from Munich Oktoberfest 2012
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 25, 2012
The world's largest beer festival opened Saturday in Munich, Germany. More than 6 million guests from around the world are expected to d...
