Paintings and Sketches by Ivan Alifan
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 2, 2011
Ivan Alifan is a talented artist currently residing in Canada and son of the Russian painter Anna Razumovskaya. Here’s what Ivan has to say...
Princess Juliana Airport and Maho Beach
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 1, 2011
Maho Beach is located on the Dutch side of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. If you love watching airplanes takeoff and land, this shoul...
Oradour-sur-Glane: The Village Massacred in WW2 and Preserved Since Then
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 29, 2011
On 10 June 1944, at around 2 PM, four days after the Allied invasion of Normandy, approximately 150 Waffen-SS soldiers entered the tranquil ...
Edward Burtynsky’s Photos of Industrial Landscapes
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 29, 2011
Edward Burtynsky is a Canadian photographer and artist who has achieved international recognition for his large-format photographs of indus...
Frieke Janssens’s Controversial Photos of Smoking Kids
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 28, 2011
A few months ago smoking was banned in all public places in Belgium. Photographer Frieke Janssens responded with “surrealistic, melancholic...
Chimborazo: The Farthest Point From the Earth’s Center
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 26, 2011
Chimborazo is an inactive volcano located in the Andes mountain range in Ecuador with a peak elevation of 6,268.2 meters. What makes Chimbor...
Gorgeous Photos Taken by Google Street View Cameras
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 26, 2011
Google's Street View camera cars can sometimes capture unbelievable landscapes and moments, as Pittsburgh-born photographer Aaron Hobson...
Bruce Munro’s Light Installation at Holburne Museum
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 25, 2011
Bruce Munro is a British lighting designer and installation artist best known for large scale lighting installations such as Field of Light,...
Mass Whale Hunting in Faroe Islands Leave Sea Blood Red
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 24, 2011
The sea of Faroe Islands in north of Europe turned red with the blood of hundreds of whales killed by the inhabitants on November 22, as a p...
Thomas Doyle’s Apocalyptic Dioramas
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 24, 2011
Using ordinary materials found around the house, New York based artist Thomas Doyle creates dioramas that feature tiny hand-painted figures...
The Twist Bridge Over the Vlaardingse Vaart, Netherlands
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 24, 2011
Spanning roughly 42 meters, this bicycle and pedestrian bridge called ‘The Twist’ bridge for its contorted and sculptural lines, connects th...
Pedestrian Roller Coaster in Germany
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 24, 2011
If you are scared of the loops and dizzy heights of a roller coaster, you can try out the new roller-coaster walkway at Duisburg that lets y...
Creative Sculptures Promoting London Ink
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 21, 2011
London Ink is a reality show on the Discovery Channel based around a tattoo parlor run by Louis Molloy, who inked David Beckham and Kate Mos...
Parting of the Sea in Jindo
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 20, 2011
The story of Moses is a famous tale among Christians and Jews throughout the world. The miracle of the parting of the Red Sea when Moses and...
Strange Airport #3: Madeira International, Portugal
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 19, 2011
Madeira International Airport, located near Funchal, Madeira in Portugal was first opened on July 1964 with two 1,600-meter (5,249 ft) runwa...
Tunnel of Love in Klevan, Ukraine
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 18, 2011
This beautiful train tunnel of trees called the Tunnel of Love is located in Klevan, Ukraine. Nothing else is known about this place. Can an...
The Cloud Covered Island of Litla Dimun
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 18, 2011
Litla Dimun is a small island between the islands of Suouroy and Stora Dimun in the Faroe Islands. It is the smallest of the main 18 islands...
Panjin Red Beach, China
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 18, 2011
The Red Beach is located in the Liaohe River Delta, about 30 kilometer southwest of Panjin City in China. The beach gets its name from its a...
Annual Red Crab Migration on Christmas Island
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 17, 2011
Christmas Island is a small Australian island in the Indian Ocean, 2,600 kilometers northwest of the city of Perth, that is home to many spe...
The Sunken Bridge of Fort de Roovere
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 13, 2011
During the 17th century, a series of moats and fortresses were built over the West Brabant Water Line region of the Netherlands to provide p...
