Chal Ud Ja Re Panchhi Ke Ab Yeh Desh Hua Begaana

Chal Ud Ja Re Panchhi Ke Ab Yeh Desh Hua Begaana, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

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Demolitions of slums near Dagdi Chawl

I shot these famous Dagdi Chawl slums a few days hustling bustling happy and than came the bulldozers .. and nothing but a graveyard of rubble remains

Toone Tinka Tinka Chunkar Nagri Ek Basaai
Baarish Mein Teri Bheegi Aankhein Dhoop Mein Garmi Khai
Gham Na Kar Jo Mehnat Tere Koi Kaam Na Aayi
Achha Hai Kuchh Le Jaane Se Dekar Hi Kuchh Jaana
Chal Ud Ja Re Panchhi ...
..

The Cat's Tragic Diwali Tale

The Cat's Tragic Diwali Tale, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

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lighting the path
all over bazar road
nobody heard his wail
crackers tied
to his tail
the human
festive season
to regale
his soul
with extreme
cruelty
they did nail
smoke fire to inhale
happy diwali
to you and yours
after a few
hits views
this pedestrian story
will soon become stale
this is his calm
his patience
in detail
as he sits
dreading
the next diwali
the cat
with a lizards
cut tail
pain
overblown
from a thumbnail


I shot this in 2009 on Diwali Day ,,, bringing it forward for reflection

I saw this cat in the morning near my shop, as the lady who feeds cats pointed out his misery to me, I called for my camera and shot a few frames.

I Got Mail From A Dickhead On Flickr.Com.. He Wants To Know Why I Shoot What I Shoot

I Got Mail From A Dickhead On Flickr.Com.. He Wants To Know Why I Shoot What I Shoot, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

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Subject: Photos
Date: 11th November, 2012

I have been following your pics of poor in flickr from quite a long time and I am not a fan of ur pics ..... Are you doing this just to ruin India's image internationally coz flickr is an international website OR are you really doing something good to that poor people by giving some money to them occasionally through this photos ?...... You show those people as ultra poor and your friends and relatives as super rich (normally with a background of bungalow or any high end gadget in hand) and this looks very biased to me. ..... Also you write as "many poor and slums are demolished under this tall building" or similar to this when you rarely take some pictures of tall buildings and for your information that is how a poor city/country will become a rich and that is how china is now inching towards developed country. I dont know what type of person you are you dont want the poor at the same time you dont want the rich also ........ Do you know how much this will effect on economy of India.... it will hit tourism in a bad way and results in lesser FDI and foreigners laugh at us(indians) saying poor, dirty and all..... There are many good things to show in Mumbai and i hope you will point your camera to those beautiful structures of Mumbai as well :)


My reply

I told him he was more interested in Tourism and not interested in who created these problems I also asked him to go Fuck himself as I was shooting with my mind my eyes my camera my time and not his.

I have no money to go shoot monuments and wildlife and the Himalaya range and they are certainly not my genre of photography.. my photography is not to intimidate but throw light on the dark areas that others dont shoot wont shoot.

home is under the wheels of a truck

home is under the wheels of a truck, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

finally after so many poems blogs khada parsi is getting respect and renovation

finally after so many poems blogs khada parsi is getting respect and renovation, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

mumbai is the poor mans hell and rich mans paradise

mumbai is the poor mans hell and rich mans paradise, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

dam madar beda par ali haq haq ali haq

dam madar beda par ali haq haq ali haq, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.