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Portrait 16: The chain holder

February 7, 2015August 26, 2018Posted in UncategorizedTagged candid moment, candid street, chor bazaar, Mumbai daily, portrait, South Mumbai, street photography, street portraitLeave a comment

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The cat guardians

February 28, 2014August 26, 2018Posted in UncategorizedTagged animal photography, animal stories, candid moment, candid street, cats, chor bazaar, guardians, LOLcats, sleep, street fun, street photographyLeave a comment

Was walking along the lanes in Chor Bazaar, when I noticed these cats. The were looking to their left and were seated in a way as if they were guarding their masters behind. That lasted till a lady came along, and then, the cats decided to change their strategy.

Animals often make for such good story tellers at times. And Chor Bazaar has never disappointed on that front. Here is a link to a post from the past, which involves a Goat, a man and a Lucky Corner.

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Portraits 14: Waking up

February 25, 2014August 26, 2018Posted in UncategorizedTagged chor bazaar, portraits, South Mumbai, street photography, street portraits, wake upLeave a comment

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Distracted

February 24, 2013August 26, 2018Posted in UncategorizedTagged beads, candid moment, chor bazaar, Daily Life, South Mumbai, street, street photography, street portraitLeave a comment

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Pensive

February 11, 2013August 26, 2018Posted in UncategorizedTagged chor bazaar, Daily Life, lost in the moment, mood, pensive, street photography, street portraits, thoughtful3 Comments

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Kharidna hai to bolo…

October 15, 2012August 26, 2018Posted in UncategorizedTagged chor bazaar, gramophone, nostalgia, Old world, South Mumbai, street photographyLeave a comment

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Taking a breather…

January 27, 2012August 26, 2018Posted in UncategorizedTagged BW photography, chor bazaar, Daily Life, portrait, South Mumbai, street photography3 Comments

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Abandoned or awaiting rebirth?

December 21, 2011August 26, 2018Posted in UncategorizedTagged bike, Bullet, chor bazaar, South Mumbai3 Comments

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Update: Gave it a Sepia treatment and cropped it a bit.

The Newspaper Project

November 21, 2011August 26, 2018Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bhuleshwar, BW photography, chor bazaar, churchgate, Colaba, Daily Life, News, newspaper, South Mumbai, street photography8 Comments

Whenever i go out on the streets to shoot, i never go out with an agenda. But, this time, this first image above spurred me on to concentrate on photographs of people reading the morning papers. Seeing people read newspapers is something all of us see everyday. So just thought of capturing these moments when the reader is completely engrossed in his daily news dose.

Don’t know about others, but for me, newspapers are a means to enter into a meditative state, where its just me and the words on the paper, oblivious to the world around me. Moreso, with the Sunday papers.

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Mera Number Kab Aayega?

September 27, 2011August 26, 2018Posted in UncategorizedTagged BW photography, chor bazaar, Daily Life, South Mumbai, street photography4 Comments

In the chaos that is Chor Bazaar, I came across this calm and composed barber going about his work. These traditional one-man salon are commonly found all over the city. The funny part in such a setup on a ‘khatiya’ is, the customer has to hold the mirror himself, as the barber has both his hands busy. But this uncle didn’t really bother with that. Also, seems like the waiting customer did not take my capturing his unshaven look too kindly.

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