The Poisonous Blue Lagoon of Harpur Hill, Buxton
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 26, 2013
From a distance, an abandoned quarry at Harpur Hill in the English town of Buxton looks like a true paradise. The water is a brilliant turqu...
Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa in Iceland
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 25, 2013
The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa is one of the most visited attractions in Iceland, and easily the most photographed. The spa is located in a ...
Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s Strange Architecture
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 25, 2013
Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928–2000) was an Austrian painter, architect, and sculptor best known for his architecture characterized by co...
What If You Dropped Manhattan Into the Grand Canyon?
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 21, 2013
When Swiss photographer Gus Petro took a trip to the United States last year, he was struck by two things – the vast emptiness of the Grand...
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 ...
Sao Paulo: The City With No Outdoor Advertisements
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 20, 2013
In September 2006, the mayor of São Paulo passed the so-called “Clean City Law" that outlawed the use of all outdoor advertisements, in...
Bishop Rock: The Smallest Island in the World
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 19, 2013
Bishop Rock is a small rocky ledge jutting out of the sea, 4 miles west of the Isles of Scilly in Cornwall. The rock rises from a depth of 4...
Anamorphic 3D Illusion Drawings by Alessandro Diddi
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 19, 2013
When Alessandro Diddi takes his pencil to paper, he makes drawings come to life. The 42-year-old Italian artist creates clever anamorphic p...
Floating Umbrellas Once Again Cover The Streets in Portugal
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 19, 2013
Remember the colorful floating umbrella installation on a street in the city of Agueda, Portugal, that we posted about last year? The city ...
Cocora Valley: The Valley of Palms
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 18, 2013
Wax palms or palma de cera is Colombia’s national tree and the world’s tallest palms. These palms grow exclusively in the high-altitude val...
