Over with 35-millimetre film?
‘Digital Monochrome’ has been around for a good three or four years now. Maybe I should switch to it. I enjoy the experience of using film – the 35 minute train journey downtown to Rajubhai’s shop where I purchase the film and then a rickshaw ride to Bandra to get the film processed after I [...]
Untitled – II
In an earlier post, I had introduced you to a fisherman from Goa and a farmer from Maharashtra. Today I have for you a fisherman from Fort Cochin in Kerala. I had photographed him on a trip in the last week of March.
Of Snakes and Sausages
On a winter afternoon, Rahul Alvares, Anne Ketteringham and I did a boat trip in sunny Goa through the backwaters of the River Mandovi. Amidst the narrow canals and mangroves that are rich in bird life, the motor gave way.
Untitled
Yashica Mat, f/5.6, 1/125, Fuji Neopan 100 ISO – 120mm film. I shot this portrait during my visit to Goa in the November of 2009. At about 6 ‘o clock in the evening, he was on his way home after a hard day in the seas, fishing. He reminds me of a gentleman I’d shot [...]
Versova, Mumbai 400061
Versova is an upmarket neighbourhood in the Andheri area in northern Mumbai. It is located at 19°7’60N 72°47’60E and is known for its beach and the Versova Fort. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versova_(Mumbai) Shot from the 6th floor of a residential building. November in 2009 brought unseasonable thundershowers, pleasant weather and overcast but beautiful skies. Canon AE-1P 50mm f/1.4 [...]
b &w
In this day and age, I can recommend only the one professional film lab that processes black and white film in Bombay – Studio Mull Herr. It wasn’t the case five years ago. I had options. 4 or 5 of them. I’d use Mazda most oft. A bunch of juveniles engage in outdoor sports whilst [...]
But this one skill.
Paritosh and his brother are poor. But skilled. Paritosh and his brother have one, a God-given gift. Paritosh and his brother are darkroom specialists. Black and White film. Processing and prints. Good job. Comparable to the best photo labs in the city. Pre digital photography times, the one-room-kitchen apartment at Prabhadevi served as shop. Or [...]
Monsoons and high tides. Bombay 2009.
These were to be the tallest waves in over one hundred years. “..stay indoors if you can. Stay back at the office, should things get out of control. Avoid outings during the 23rd, 24th and 25th, of July, 2009.” “WOW! High tides! Waves! Let’s go!” Crowds of people assembled, in anticipation, along Marine Drive. Numbers [...]
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