I pour my blood, sweat and tears so colour may flow out of my fingers and stain your world in brilliant hues.
This is one of the many small-time tailors employed by the minor garment businesses tucked away in a local fabric market. He’s indistinguishable from the tens of others packed into the crowded building. But the garments that this place churn out are a veritable feast for the eyes.
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Athens,sleeps outside my window tonightAnd so do you, a sea and a continent awayNo camera can capture,nor words describe what my eyes see In the city of the virgin goddess, a mortal woman sleeps alone. ~O~O~O~O~ A year later, in a city of no sleep and too much sex, she…
North-Indians unwelcome.South-Indians unwelcome.Muslims unwelcome. Singletons unwelcome.Couples unwelcome. Artists unwelcome.Drinkers unwelcome. The City of Gold, blessed land of Mahalaxmi that was once given as a princess’s dowry is a treasure no more. I’d like to say the average man on the street doesn’t carry these notions but the scary thing is…
So it’s that time of the year again, the time to take stock and look back. Funnily enough, for a compulsive organizer/list-maker like me, it isn’t coming naturally this time round. Even funnier considering it isn’t just year end but decade end and actually end of the first decade of…
Same with me- there were days I just went walking around the streets or looking out of buses/trains/cabs/minicabs taking photos of anything I can see. We live in a target-rich country.
@Arjun Mohan: I imagine most places would be like that. I look for stories, not for pictures. And stories abound, where people are.
Where is this shop? I found your blog through Tumblr. I notice you enjoy taking random photographs- all from a phone camera? That’s the most portable unit we can use- can’t imagine using a DSLR daily!
@Arjun Mohan: This is Manish Market in Andheri West, Mumbai. Yes, I love mobile phone photography. I think it gives you an instant, intimate slice-of-life feel that the more advanced DSLR cameras don’t. And yes, I’m an everyperson, the average Mumbaiker on the street and my photographs reflect what I see.