Thilafushi: Maldives’s Garbage Island

What does an island with not a speck of land to spare do to get rid of hundreds of tons of garbage generated each day by its one million yearly tourists and nearly four hundred thousand permanent residents?

The Colorful Mansions of El Alto

Spread out across the Bolivian highlands, at 4,000 meters, the city of El Alto is predominantly ochre-red, with thousands of low, matchbox-like brick houses with unfinished and unpainted facades lining the sides of dusty, unpaved roads.

The Story Of David Glasheen, A Real Life Robinson Crusoe

David Glasheen is a 70-year-old former businessman from Sydney’s North Shore who traded in his suit for a loincloth after losing most of his money in the stock market crash of 1987.

Exploring Madrid via its Geometric Architecture

The Madrid-based graphic designer Joel Filipe takes us on an exploration of the Spanish capital through its buildings.

Surprising Pictures of a Ghost Town

Thibaut Derien is a French photographer who decided to leave Paris, but to go where? He found a city that seemed to be empty of people, with closed shops and homes.

The Sponge Divers of Greece

Most sponge that we use today are synthetic, but in the old days sponge was collected from the sea bed. Some of the finest-quality sea sponge, a jelly-like marine creature with a body full of pores, can be found in the warm waters of southeastern Mediterranean.

La Boca: The Colorful District of Buenos Aires

The neighborhood of La Boca, in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires, is famous for two things — the football stadium La Bombonera, and El Caminito, a short pedestrian street paved with cobblestone where artists sell their wares and tango dancers prance along the sidewalk providing photo opportunities for tourists.