This is one tribe I simply loved to shoot , but its been a very long time I have not shot them , I loved to take their whip and try it on my back..that earned me their respect .
I hardly see them and when I do I dont have my camera . some folks I will never be able to shoot on my mobile phone ,,
And I am not that good with mobile phone photography and I use Motoral G old one ..
I dont carry my Canon DSLR anymore like I used too.
Glenn my friend is in India shooting away , no he hates Mumbai all of a sudden so I will not see him this year ,,too much familiarity is not good it restricts camera based creativity I think.
I did not shoot the Standard Chartered Marathon never will as it is a elitist sports here in Mumbai making big bucks for all concerned except the beggar on the street. It is a event for Yuppies Celebrities and Page 3 ,. I stopped shooting this race completely ,,the runners went pass my house but it did not affect my pictorial curiosity ,, I am an opinionated thinking photographer , I shoot shit provided it has something to say for the larger good .
People call me for certain events and I know why , they know I will shoot upload and bingo they are on the net .. I stopped all that too .. I would rather shoot garbage on the roads , and all the politicians of India , if they took brooms to clean Mumbai ,, the very net day it will be overladen by garbage , these garbage and scams that are gifted to Indians by a very humorous God ,,God loves Indians ,,goes without saying.. and even crooks love God ,, I asked a crooked man why he was crooked in his dealings he answered matter of fact like ,, Upparwala Deta Hai Neechewala Leta Hai. translated loosely it means God above gives Man below takes .
And if anyone has ever destroyed India ,, it has been the narrow minded bigotry of politicians and religious heads .. they all see India through dark glasses.
But all in all I would rather live die in India ,, I could never imagine in my wildest dreams living in Pakistan Saudi Arabia or even Iran.. not even Europe America Australia or Africa.
Asian countries dont excite me give me Ajmer Pushkar or Ladakh.. or the NorthEastern states ..
As long as I can shoot faces and stretch my imagination doing street photography.
