Kinderkookkafe: The Restaurant Run by Kids
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 19, 2012
Kinderkookkafé is a family restaurant in Amsterdam that is run entirely by children: they cook, serve, bring the bill and wash up, all with ...
Jallikattu–Bull Taming Sport in India
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 19, 2012
Jallikattu or Manju Virattu is a bull taming sport played in Tamil Nadu, India as a part of Pongal celebrations usually on the second and th...
Gate Tower Building With a Highway Through it
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 17, 2012
One of the most curious building in Japan is the Gate Tower Building in Osaka, Japan. The 5th, 6th and 7th floors of this 16-story office bu...
Sagaki Keita Recreates Classic Painting With Cartoon Doodles
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 17, 2012
From a distance, these look like normal sketches of classic paintings like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, but a closer look reveals thes...
Hospitalis, The Hospital Themed Restaurant in Riga
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 16, 2012
Hositalis is a bizarre hospital themed restaurant in Riga, Latvia, where patrons eat amongst operating tables, medical equipment and other h...
The Colorful Cliff-Side Town of Manarola
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 16, 2012
Manarola is a small fishing town in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northern Italy, that spills down a ravine to the wild and rugged coa...
Hanging Temple in Mount Hengshan, China
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 16, 2012
Located in a canyon at the foot of the Mountain Heng in the province of Shanxi, China, the Hanging Temple or Hanging Monastery is a rare pie...
Seagaia Ocean Dome: An Artificial Beach in Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 15, 2012
Artificial beaches are gaining popularity all over the world. We can see them in Monaco, Hong Kong, Paris, Berlin, Rotterdam, Toronto and o...
Naqsh-i Rustam: Colossal Tombs of Persian Kings
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 14, 2012
About 12 km northwest of the Iranian city of Persepolis, lies a rocky hill. Engraved on the almost perpendicular façade of the hill, at a co...
Sokushinbutsu: The Bizarre Practice of Self Mummification
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 13, 2012
Scattered throughout Northern Japan around the Yamagata Prefecture are two dozen mummified Japanese monks known as Sokushinbutsu, who caused...
The Cage Dogs of Hong Kong, by Brian Cassey
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 13, 2012
Hong Kong – home to some 7 million people - is acknowledged as one of the world’s richest cities, with exorbitant luxury property and more L...
Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 11, 2012
Punalu'u Beach Park is the most famous black sand beach on the Big Island of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The beach’s black sand is made of...
Feet First: Creative Travel Photos by British Couple
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 11, 2012
British photographer Tom Robinson got the idea for his Feet First series in 2005 while sitting on Brighton beach in the UK with his girlfri...
Africa From Above: By George Steinmetz
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 11, 2012
Best known for his exploration photography, George Steinmetz , spent ten years flying above the African landscape in a gas-powered paraglide...
Matchstick Sculptures by David Mach
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 10, 2012
Scottish sculptor and installation artist David Mach ’s artistic style is based on assemblages of common household objects including newspap...
Mass Fishing at Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival in South Korea
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 9, 2012
South Korea's first area to freeze over is always Hwacheon, where the river's ice reaches a solid 16 inches thick by January ideal c...
It’s No Pants Subway Ride Again
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 9, 2012
Subway riders throughout New York, London, Washington, Toronto, Mexico City and dozens of others nonchalantly stripped to their underwear fr...
The Upside Down World of Philippe Ramette
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 8, 2012
French artist Philippe Ramette’s improbable, gravity-defying poses might look like classic Photoshop, until you notice they are peppered wit...
Giuliano Mauri's Tree Cathedral
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 5, 2012
Giuliano Mauri's "Cattedrale Vegetale" is arguably the most impressive piece of ‘natural architecture’ on Earth. Located at th...
Amazing Duct Tape Art by Max Zorn
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 5, 2012
When I published the jaw-dropping tape art of Mark Khaisman , nearly two years ago, I assumed he was the only artist in the world who practi...
