The Cotton Tree in Freetown, Sierra Leone
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 11, 2014
In the old part of Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone, at the center of a roundabout surrounded by a concrete fence stands an enormo...
Miracle Village: A Community of Sex Offenders
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 11, 2014
Deep in sugar cane county of south Florida, in the US, on the edge of the everglades, about two miles from the nearest town, is a community ...
The Painted Houses of The Ndebeles
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 10, 2014
The Ndebeles are an African ethnic group living in South Africa and Zimbabwe known for their artistic talent, especially with regard to thei...
A Prada Store in The Middle of The Desert
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 9, 2014
In a desolate strip, just off U.S. Route 90 in West Texas, about 60 km northwest of the city of Marfa, lies a tiny Prada store. On the front...
Petoskey Stones of Michigan
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 9, 2014
Petoskey stones are composed of fossilized skeletons of Hexagonaria percarinata , a type of coral from coral reefs that once covered all of ...
Passage du Gois: A Tidal Causeway in France
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 8, 2014
Passage du Gois is a submersible causeway in the Bay of Bourgneuf, linking the island of Noirmoutier to the mainland in the department of Ve...
The Colossal Stepped Spillway of Robert-Bourassa Reservoir
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 8, 2014
The Robert-Bourassa Reservoir is located in northern Quebec, in Canada. It was created in the mid-1970s by impounding the La Grande River to...
The Kasubi Tombs of Uganda
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 8, 2014
The burial tombs of the Buganda Kings on Kasubi hill, in Kampala district, in Uganda, are a major spiritual center for the Baganda people wh...
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge in Iceland
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 6, 2014
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a submarine ridge located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, that wraps around the globe for more than 65,000 ...
Osborne Reef: A Failed Artificial Reef of Discarded Tires
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 5, 2014
About 7,000 feet offshore of Sunrise Boulevard off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, lies an underwater wasteland of rotting tires. Thi...
Don Juan Pond: The Saltiest Body of Water on Earth
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 5, 2014
Don Juan Pond is a small, ankle-deep lake located in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, nestled in Wright Valley between the Asgard Mou...
Longleat Hedge Maze: The Longest in The World
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 4, 2014
Longleat Hedge Maze is located in the garden of the English stately home of Longleat, situated adjacent to the village of Horningsham and ne...
Photos of Limestone Blasting by Naoya Hatakeyama
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 4, 2014
These pictures are part of a series called “Blast” taken by Japanese photographer Naoya Hatakeyama, who used remote-control cameras to captu...
Cryoconite Holes on Glaciers
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 4, 2014
Sometimes the surface of glaciers exhibit peculiar water filled cylindrical holes of varying sizes. At the bottom of these holes, there is u...
Parting of The Waters: A Creek That Flows Into Two Oceans
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 3, 2014
Within the Teton Wilderness area of Bridger-Teton National Forest, in Wyoming, USA, lies a very unremarkable creek with a remarkable hydrolo...
Intricate Ice Crack Patterns on Lake Puma Yumco
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 3, 2014
Lake Puma Yumco, located on the Tibetan Plateau, is one of the most remote lakes in the world. The lake is 32 km long and 13 km wide and is ...
Mocona Falls: A 3 km Waterfall That Runs Parallel to The River
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 2, 2014
Iguazu Falls may be the most popular waterfalls in Argentina, but Mocona Falls take the crown for the most unique. Mocona does not follow th...
The Guano Covered Island of Grassholm
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 2, 2014
Grassholm is a small uninhabited island, just 200 meters across, located 13 kilometers off the southwestern Pembrokeshire coast in Wales. Th...
Flexible Paper Sculptures by Li Hongbo
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 30, 2014
On first look, these busts appear to be carved out of porcelain or perhaps fine white marble, but actually they are made of thousands of lay...
Cherry Blossom Stones: A Natural Wonder
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 30, 2014
In the Japanese city of Kameoka, which lies just over the western mountains of Kyoto city, an intriguing geological oddity is found. It’s a ...
Kondyor Massif of Eastern Siberia
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 29, 2014
The Kondyor Massif is a perfectly circular geological formation in Eastern Siberia, Russia, roughly 600 km west-to-southwest of Okhotsk, or ...
The Stilt Fishermen of Sri Lanka
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 29, 2014
Stilt fishing is a method of fishing unique to the island country of Sri Lanka, located off the coast of India in the Indian Ocean. The fish...
How The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Survived The 2002 Denali Earthquake
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 28, 2014
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is one of the largest pipeline systems in the world. It starts at Prudhoe Bay on the Alaskan North Slope an...
Teufelsbrücke, The Devil's Bridge in Switzerland
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 28, 2014
A lot of ancient bridges across Europe are referred to as the Devil’s Bridge. These bridges were built under such challenging conditions tha...
Modern Magazine Covers Superimposed on Classic Paintings
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 26, 2014
Philippines based graphic designer and children’s book illustrator Eisen Bernardo superimposed a selection of modern magazine covers on cla...
Glowworm Beetles Have The Most Magnificent Antennas Ever
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 26, 2014
Glowworm beetles belong to the family of Phengodidae and are so called because the adult females of this family of insect can produce light...
Ayam Cemani: A Rare Chicken Breed That is Black Inside Out
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 26, 2014
Black is not an uncommon color in the animal world; bears are black, gorillas are black, there are breeds of dogs and cats that are black. B...
Sydney's Original Doll Hospital
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 26, 2014
In this day and age when kids bring home a new toy every time they return from the supermarket, it’s hard to believe that anybody would want...
5 Unique National Parks of India
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 25, 2014
Exploring the rare wildlife in Indian woods has its own glee. From the regal beasts to the sweet chirping avifauna, the verdant beauty of th...
Street Art by Sainer and Bezt (Etam Cru)
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 25, 2014
Polish graffiti artists Sainer and Bezt, collectively known as Etam Cru , paint large scale murals of surreal scenes heavily charged with Ea...
The Aar Gorge Walkway
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 25, 2014
The Aar Gorge, also spelled Aare Gorge, is a narrow gorge which has been cut through a section of limestone ridge, by the Aar river, close t...
Fruit Mould is The New Craze in China
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 24, 2014
A Chinese company called Fruit Mould has come up with an innovative idea of creating kind plastic molds that transform regular fruits and v...
Papakolea, The Green Sand Beach
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 23, 2014
Papakolea Beach, also known as Green Sand Beach or Mahana Beach, is a green sand beach located near South Point, in the Kaʻu district of the...
Amguid Impact Crater
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 23, 2014
Amguid crater is an impact crater located in a remote and inaccessible region of southwestern Algeria. The crater cannot be approached by ca...
The Half-Timbered Houses of Freudenberg
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 22, 2014
One of the most interesting old towns in southern Westphalia is the medieval town of Freudenberg located in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district...
Infiernillo “Little Hell” Bridge in Peru
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 22, 2014
Ferrocarril Central Andino, in the Andes, is the second highest railway in the world, and one of the most notable due to the great technical...
International Car Forest of the Last Church
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 21, 2014
On the outskirts of the old mining town of Goldfield, in Nevada, about half-a-mile off Highway 95, lies the “International Car Forest of the...
What All The Metal Extracted From A Single Mine Looks Like
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 21, 2014
All the metals in your life - from those in your gadgets, to the ring on your finger, to the massive steel bars encased in concrete in the p...
Makeup Artist Laura Jenkinson’s Creative Lip Art
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 20, 2014
A makeup artist’s canvas is the face. In the case of Laura Jenkinson, this is quite literal. The London-based makeup artist has been drawing...
Paricutin, The Volcano That Grew Out Of A Cornfield
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 20, 2014
Rarely do volcanologist get to watch the birth, growth, and death of a volcano. Paricutin provided such an opportunity. Paricutin is a cinde...
Oscar Ruíz’s Aerial Photos of Mexico’s Rich And The Poor
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 19, 2014
In an effort to draw attention to community development program in low-income areas, Mexican bank Banamex launched an advertising campaign t...
Via Krupp of Capri Island
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 19, 2014
One of the world’s most beautiful footpath - Via Krupp, is located on the island of Capri, in the Tyrrhenian Sea, on the south side of the G...
Cocoon of the Urodidae Moth
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 19, 2014
The Amazonian moth belonging to the family of Urodidae weaves one of the strangest and most beautiful cocoons in the insect world. Unlike ot...
The Solitary Town of Solitaire, in Namibia
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 18, 2014
Solitaire is a small settlement in the Khomas Region of central Namibia near the Namib-Naukluft National Park. The town is situated at the j...
Paranal Observatory in Chile
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 18, 2014
Paranal Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the mountains of Cerro Paranal in the Atacama desert of northern Chile, at an ...
The Great Salt Lake’s Railroad Causeway
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 15, 2014
When the North American transcontinental railroad was being laid down during the 1860s, the engineers faced a big obstacle in the state of U...
What 200 Calories of Food Look Like?
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 13, 2014
We all know that different food contains different amount of calories. For instance, cereals have fewer calories than, say, cheese, which is...
Hattie Newman’s Delightful Paper Cities
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 13, 2014
Hattie Newman is a London-based designer and image maker who combines both two and three dimensional design elements to create fascinating ...
Iquitos, World’s Largest City That Cannot Be Reached by Road
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 13, 2014
Iquitos is an important port city of the Amazon and Peru’s largest jungle town. It is located in the Amazon basin at the confluence of the N...
The Leather Tanneries of Fez, Morocco
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 12, 2014
The city of Fez - Morocco's third largest city – was founded in the 8th century and is now home to over one million people. The city has...
