The light will shine on us

I’m not the evangelical sort, but that seemed like an appropriate name for this picture of the the cross at St Peter’s Church in Bandra. It was a late evening on Saturday with friends, sipping lemon ice tea at de Colombian Cafe, when I looked up at the sky and saw the cross shining out through the street lights and the backlit displays of shops and bus stands. hmmm… I am sounding evangelical now…

Festive traffic jam

Its not only the ‘no-traffic-sense’ that can cause chaos in the streets in Mumbai, its also the people dancing on the street. It was strange to see colours being used, colours that you normally only see during holi. Yesterday was the last day of the 6 days long celebration. I’ll miss the psychedelic lights that lit the whole street, but I will definitely not miss the ‘band-baaja‘.

Under a starry street one night

There’s a week-long celebration going on at the temple near here, and whole street had been lit by thousands of these little bulbs. Perfect for the star aperture of the lensbaby. I just wish I had come up with the idea in the first place…

Nature, pollution and urbanisation - Part 2

Lost at sea


In a strange quirk of fate, a dog finds itself in the middle of the water. How did he get there? Why did he get there? Will he get off? … is it even a ‘he’?!? Such were the questions that plague one’s mind when one observes such a sight. Which makes me wonder some more things… perhaps the dog had gone for an all-night drinking session only to wake up to find himself at sea, or rather the river adjacent the nature park. We do notice similar results in humans as well. I wish I could have hung around a little longer; but after watching the dog do nothing except bury his nose, and ignore the crows, it was time to move on…

How did I get here?

Saturday morning hangover

Nature, pollution and urbanisation - Part 1

Maharashtra Nature Park here in Mumbai presents a strange balance of nature, pollution and urbanisation, and it was this strange combination that I noticed everytime I released the shutter to capture some of the birds that call Mumbai their home… or their stop-over.

Beauty and the garbage

A gathering of birds

Morning walk

Stretching those wings

Taking flight

The Bhoj dam in Badlapur is one of my favourite places to shoot some pretty interesting plants and insects. The recommended time to visit is definitely during the monsoons. At other times, the heat might just become to much, and the nearby Kundeshwar falls also dry up.