We Are Malangs of Mumbai

We Are Malangs of Mumbai, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

This was shot by Marziyas mother and it is scary everyone in my house are now inspired by a 4 year old to shoot good pictures and they all shoot good pictures without any formal knowledge of photography..

Nerjis Asif Shakir 9 month is an aspiring street photographer and a malang like we read each others thoughts including thoughts of people around, I say this in humility as it is a gift, to know what is going to happen next, but we are not astrologers or face readers .. it just comes.

Younger son Saif has taken the Canon EOS 7D manual to shoot better , his muse is his daughter Zaira Saif Shakir my prettiest grand daughter 6 month old..

Marziya Shakir will troop in with Nerjis mornings she moves me away from the laptop and sconces herself with You Tube nursery rhymes ..Nerjis takes my Black Berry calls up people on my contact list by pressing the keys of her choice..

Wife is on a pilgrimage , my pilgrimage is Flickr and Google+.. I use Twittter only via a Flickr button to pimp my blogs .. I dont understand microblogging and I must confess I dont understand Google+Circles .. I am not into groups , but at Google+ for the first time I am part of Jack C Crawfords inner circle .. good people sensitive people and human people..

I educate them about my culture my street pain I get to see their world too I am not into funny pictures I block guys who shove soft porn at my face I am past the age of consent ...

I had worn my Malang clothes and before going to a friends funeral I made sure of taking the blessings of this child Malang too.