GRAVEYARDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world. A photographer from Estonia has travelled the globe and captured some of the world’s weirdest and most wonderful burial grounds. Kaupo Kikkas has spent the past 15 years photographing graveyards.

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