The Trillion Dollar Campaign
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 31, 2012
The Trillion Dollar Campaign was an innovative way to protest Zimbabwe’s record breaking hyperinflation which reached the unbelievable mark ...
Showing posts from January, 2012
Bled Island in Slovenia
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 31, 2012
Bled is a town and a municipality in Slovenia, and like most European towns, is a popular tourist destination for its scenic beauty. The tow...
Excalibur: The World's Tallest Climbing Wall
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 30, 2012
Towering over 121 feet (37 meters) in the air, the Excalibur at the Klimcentrum Bjoeks (Bjoeks Climb Center) in the town of Groningen, The N...
Movies From an Alternate Universe by Peter Stults
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 30, 2012
Classic films often get remade with new actors and sometimes modern storyline, but what would happen if it went the other way? Imagine what ...
Motion Blurred Pipe Sculptures by Kang Duck-Bong
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 30, 2012
These incredible sculptures are the work of Korean artist Kang Duck-Bong and they are made out of PVC pipes, glued together and coated with...
Maramadi: Bull Surfing in Kerala, India
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 30, 2012
At the annual Maramadi festival during the post harvest season in the villages of Kerala in southern India, a peculiar bull race takes place...
Camouflaged Self Portraits by Cecilia Paredes
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 27, 2012
Cecilia Paredes was born in Lima, Peru, and currently lives and works between San Jose, Costa Rica and Philadelphia. Her artistic career be...
Giethoorn: The Village With No Roads
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 26, 2012
Giethoorn is a well-known tourist village in the Netherlands, dubbed the "Venice of the North". This is because of the fact that t...
Calamita Cosmica: The Giant Travelling Skeleton
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 23, 2012
‘Calamita Cosmica’ (Cosmic Magnet in English) is a 28 meter long sculpture of a human skeleton created by Italian artist Gino De Dominicis a...
Paintings by Hubert De Lartigue
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 23, 2012
Hubert De Lartigue was born in 1963 in Angers, France. He started to work as an illustrator while studying at the Ecole Duperré and the Eco...
Cross Bones Graveyard: Burial Ground of Medieval Prostitutes
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 23, 2012
Located in stretch of lane between two busy roads just south of the Thames, and within a few minutes walk from the busy Borough Market lies ...
Chara Sands: Miniature Desert in the Freezing Cold of Siberia
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 20, 2012
Just 40 kilometers from the Kodar Glaciers in Kalar district of Trans-Baikal region, right next to the snow-capped mountains and the limitle...
Matthew Davis’ Unique Oil Pool Paintings
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 20, 2012
Berlin-based artist Matthew Davis has a unique style of painting that he had developed. Using his brush Mr Davis slowly drip oil paints to ...
Artist Vacuum Seals Couples For Photo Portraits
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 19, 2012
Tokyo-based photographer Hal vacuum-sealed couples together to create a bizarre photo series titled ‘Flesh Love’. Hal wraps willing coupl...
Reflections: Street Photography Through Puddles by Ira Fox
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 19, 2012
Reflections is a series of photographs by New York-based fine art photographer Ira Fox , where she used puddles as a looking glass to captur...
Spotted Lake, Canada
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 19, 2012
Located near the city of Osoyoos in British Columbia, Canada’s Spotted Lake draws visitors from around the world. The Spotted Lake has a ver...
Origami Art of Brian Chan
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 19, 2012
American artist Brian Chan makes incredible origami pieces from a single uncut square piece of paper. Chan is craft instructor at the Mas...
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...
Spanish Clothing Outlet Gives Free Clothes to Semi Nude Shoppers
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 5, 2012
For the second year in a row, Spanish clothing outlet, Desigual organized a very gimmicky promotional sale where they gave away free clothe...
New Year's Winter Swim Around the World
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 5, 2012
Thousands of people across Europe, America and Asia celebrated the arrival of the New Year by jumping into chilly seas, rivers and lakes. ...
Stunning Long Exposure Photos of Gold Fireflies
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 5, 2012
Digital Photo Blog shot these beautiful long exposure photographs of gold fireflies in various locations around Maniwa and Okayama Prefectu...
Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival 2011
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 5, 2012
The 28th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival opened on January 5 in China, featuring works of some of the country's best ice scul...
Unusual Rock Formations at Torcal de Antequera
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 4, 2012
El Torcal de Antequera is a nature reserve in the Sierra del Torcal mountain range located south of the city of Antequera, in Spain. It is k...
The Oak Chapel of Allouville-Bellefosse
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 3, 2012
Located in the small French farming village of Allouville-Bellefosse France is an ancient oak tree, whose hollowed out trunk is home to two ...
Beautiful Paintings by Slava Groshev
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 3, 2012
41-year-old Russian artist Slava Groshev uses photographs to help create stunningly beautiful paintings of young women. Crisp, vibrant and s...
Seductive Sculptures Made From Cabbage by Ju Duoqi
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 3, 2012
We loved Ju Duoqi’s “Vegetable Museum ” where she used vegetables as actors to recreate famous paintings. This time her seductive sculptures...
Chromatic Typewriter: A Typewriter That Paints
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 1, 2012
Washington-based painter Tyree Callahan modified a 1937 Underwood Standard typewriter by replacing the letters and keys with color pads and...
