Mumbai (Bombay)

Photographs of Mumbai (Bombay), India, including Dharavi, the Worli Sealink Bridge, Bandra, Malabar Hill, Chowpatty Beach, Crawford Market, Mahim Bay, Juhu Beach and the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. If Mumbai isn’t the craziest city on Earth I don’t know what is. I love it though, due to the spirit and warmth of the people. Mumbai is 20+ million people crammed into a landscape of highrises, ocean beaches, bridges, slums, bays, stadiums, hills, glamorous shopping malls, jewelry dealers, and garbage dumps. It would take a lifetime to really know and understand Mumbai. India’s financial capital and slum capital, nowhere in India is income inequality more apparent. There are individuals in Mumbai with more wealth than ten million of their fellow Indians. Barefoot girls panhandle at busy intersections amid Ferraris and Rolls-Royces.

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Aerial view of a high-rise building under construction in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
Aerial view of a high-rise building under construction in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
Aerial view of the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
Aerial view of the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
Air pollution in Mumbai, India is acute, with some reports suggesting breathing the air is akin to smoking a pack or two of c...
Air pollution in Mumbai, India is acute, with some reports suggesting breathing the air is akin to smoking a pack or two of cigarettes a day. The city's 20 million people and countless vehicles, factories and construction sites create a thick pall over the city on many days.
An airplane approaches the Mumbai airport, as seen from a 20-story apartment rooftop in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
An airplane approaches the Mumbai airport, as seen from a 20-story apartment rooftop in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
An airplane approaches the Mumbai airport, as seen from a 20-story apartment rooftop in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
An airplane approaches the Mumbai airport, as seen from a 20-story apartment rooftop in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
The much lauded recycling program in the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India is not all positives. Here children work in a dark, di...
The much lauded recycling program in the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India is not all positives. Here children work in a dark, dirty, poorly ventilated room dismantling old shoes and sandals, while their taskmaster sits in a chair all day wearing a face mask to guard against the rubber particles and the constant exhaust fumes from the busy road outside the shop. Here he is receiving a blessing. The bulk of the recycling in Dharavi is plastic, and children work in many of those shops as well.
Foul water in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India. Sewage and chemicals are discharged into the water.
Foul water in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India. Sewage and chemicals are discharged into the water.
A small wooden Hindu altar sits on a garbage pile in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India.
A small wooden Hindu altar sits on a garbage pile in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India.
Typical water quality in the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, likely the most crowded square mile on Earth with about a million people...
Typical water quality in the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, likely the most crowded square mile on Earth with about a million people. Some of the public canals are used as a latrine, and a dense concentration of small factories discharge chemicals into the water.
Women and children wait for a bus in monsoon rains in Dharavi, Mumbai, India.
Women and children wait for a bus in monsoon rains in Dharavi, Mumbai, India.
Monsoon rains on a main thoroughfare through Dharavi, Mumbai, India.
Monsoon rains on a main thoroughfare through Dharavi, Mumbai, India.
A boy on a bike in Mahim, Mumbai, India
A boy on a bike in Mahim, Mumbai, India
A child's bike in Mahim, Mumbai, India.
A child's bike in Mahim, Mumbai, India.
A train passes by the Mahim Railway Station, Mumbia, India.
A train passes by the Mahim Railway Station, Mumbia, India.
People walking to the Mahim Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
People walking to the Mahim Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
A group of children from two homeless families living on a sidewalk in Sion, Mumbai, India
A group of children from two homeless families living on a sidewalk in Sion, Mumbai, India
A man puts his hand next to a marijuana plant growing in a garden in Mahim, Mumbai, India.
A man puts his hand next to a marijuana plant growing in a garden in Mahim, Mumbai, India.
Marijuana plants growing in a garden in Mahim, Mumbai, India.
Marijuana plants growing in a garden in Mahim, Mumbai, India.
Cows eat discarded corn husks in a slum area in Mahim, Mumbai, India.
Cows eat discarded corn husks in a slum area in Mahim, Mumbai, India.
Worker at a flour mill in Mahim, Mumbai, India.
Worker at a flour mill in Mahim, Mumbai, India.
Betel leaves at a market stall in Mahim, Mumbai, India.
Betel leaves at a market stall in Mahim, Mumbai, India.
Betel leaves at a market stall in Mahim, Mumbai, India.
Betel leaves at a market stall in Mahim, Mumbai, India.
A cat gets ready to go to sleep in a Hindu shrine near a city park in Bandra West, Mumbai, India.
A cat gets ready to go to sleep in a Hindu shrine near a city park in Bandra West, Mumbai, India.
An apple seller at a market in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
An apple seller at a market in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
A worker on a truck in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
A worker on a truck in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Monsoon rains near Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
Monsoon rains near Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
A pigeon drinks from a fountain at the Gateway to India, Mumbai, India.
A pigeon drinks from a fountain at the Gateway to India, Mumbai, India.
A woman helps her son with a drink at a market near Sassoon Docks, Mumbai, India.
A woman helps her son with a drink at a market near Sassoon Docks, Mumbai, India.
Fishermen hoist baskets of fresh-caught fish at Sassoon Docks, Mumbai, India.
Fishermen hoist baskets of fresh-caught fish at Sassoon Docks, Mumbai, India.
A crate of freshly caught fish at Sassoon fishing dock, Mumbai, India.
A crate of freshly caught fish at Sassoon fishing dock, Mumbai, India.
Colorful fishing boats at Sassoon fishing dock, Mumbai, India.
Colorful fishing boats at Sassoon fishing dock, Mumbai, India.
Men shovel ice into the hold of a fishing boat at Sassoon fishing dock, Mumbai, India.
Men shovel ice into the hold of a fishing boat at Sassoon fishing dock, Mumbai, India.
Colorful fishing boats at Sassoon fishing dock, Mumbai, India.
Colorful fishing boats at Sassoon fishing dock, Mumbai, India.
Colorful boats at Sassoon Docks, Mumbai, India.
Colorful boats at Sassoon Docks, Mumbai, India.
A truck driver with a red beard at Sassoon fishing dock, Mumbai, India.
A truck driver with a red beard at Sassoon fishing dock, Mumbai, India.
A worker's greasy hands on steel cables at the Sassoon Docks fishing area, Mumbai, India.
A worker's greasy hands on steel cables at the Sassoon Docks fishing area, Mumbai, India.
Colorful crates at a fish processing facility at Sassoon Docks, Mumbai, India.
Colorful crates at a fish processing facility at Sassoon Docks, Mumbai, India.
A rustic mechanic's shop at Sassoon Docks, Mumbai, India.
A rustic mechanic's shop at Sassoon Docks, Mumbai, India.
A watch store in Fort Market near CST Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
A watch store in Fort Market near CST Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
A McDonalds restaurant near the Victoria (CST) Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
A McDonalds restaurant near the Victoria (CST) Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
Signs warning of the increased risk of malaria due to global warming, near Victoria Station, Mumbai, India.
Signs warning of the increased risk of malaria due to global warming, near Victoria Station, Mumbai, India.
Signs warning of the increased risk of malaria due to global warming, near Victoria Station, Mumbai, India.
Signs warning of the increased risk of malaria due to global warming, near Victoria Station, Mumbai, India.
Signs warning of the increased risk of malaria due to global warming, near Victoria Station, Mumbai, India.
Signs warning of the increased risk of malaria due to global warming, near Victoria Station, Mumbai, India.
A man who repairs lanterns at his fantastic little shop near the Dockyards Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
A man who repairs lanterns at his fantastic little shop near the Dockyards Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
Metal cups used for water at a roadside stall in Mahim, Mumbai, India.
Metal cups used for water at a roadside stall in Mahim, Mumbai, India.
Mural art dealing with gender equality themes done by students of the Sir J.J. Insititute for Applied Arts, Bandra, Mumbai, I...
Mural art dealing with gender equality themes done by students of the Sir J.J. Insititute for Applied Arts, Bandra, Mumbai, India.
Mural art dealing with gender equality themes done by students of the Sir J.J. Insititute for Applied Arts, Bandra, Mumbai, I...
Mural art dealing with gender equality themes done by students of the Sir J.J. Insititute for Applied Arts, Bandra, Mumbai, India.
Mural art dealing with gender equality themes done by students of the Sir J.J. Insititute for Applied Arts, Bandra, Mumbai, I...
Mural art dealing with gender equality themes done by students of the Sir J.J. Insititute for Applied Arts, Bandra, Mumbai, India.
Mural art dealing with gender equality themes done by students of the Sir J.J. Insititute for Applied Arts, Bandra, Mumbai, I...
Mural art dealing with gender equality themes done by students of the Sir J.J. Insititute for Applied Arts, Bandra, Mumbai, India.
Mural art dealing with gender equality themes done by students of the Sir J.J. Insititute for Applied Arts, Bandra, Mumbai, I...
Mural art dealing with gender equality themes done by students of the Sir J.J. Insititute for Applied Arts, Bandra, Mumbai, India.
Mural art dealing with gender equality themes done by students of the Sir J.J. Insititute for Applied Arts, Bandra, Mumbai, I...
Mural art dealing with gender equality themes done by students of the Sir J.J. Insititute for Applied Arts, Bandra, Mumbai, India.
Mural art dealing with gender equality themes done by students of the Sir J.J. Insititute for Applied Arts, Bandra, Mumbai, I...
Mural art dealing with gender equality themes done by students of the Sir J.J. Insititute for Applied Arts, Bandra, Mumbai, India.
Mural art dealing with gender equality themes done by students of the Sir J.J. Insititute for Applied Arts, Bandra, Mumbai, I...
Mural art dealing with gender equality themes done by students of the Sir J.J. Insititute for Applied Arts, Bandra, Mumbai, India.
Trains at night near the Mahim Junction Station, Mumbai, India.
Trains at night near the Mahim Junction Station, Mumbai, India.
Office buildings near the Elephinstone Road Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
Office buildings near the Elephinstone Road Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
Trains at night near the Mahim Junction Station, Mumbai, India.
Trains at night near the Mahim Junction Station, Mumbai, India.
A fishing boat at dusk on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
A fishing boat at dusk on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
A fishing boat at dusk on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
A fishing boat at dusk on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
A fishing boat at dusk on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
A fishing boat at dusk on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
View of Chowpatty Beach, Back Bay, and the Arabian Sea, Mumbai, India.
View of Chowpatty Beach, Back Bay, and the Arabian Sea, Mumbai, India.
View of Chowpatty Beach, Back Bay, and the Arabian Sea, Mumbai, India.
View of Chowpatty Beach, Back Bay, and the Arabian Sea, Mumbai, India.
View of Chowpatty Beach, Back Bay, and the Arabian Sea, Mumbai, India.
View of Chowpatty Beach, Back Bay, and the Arabian Sea, Mumbai, India.
View of Chowpatty Beach, Back Bay, and the Arabian Sea, Mumbai, India.
View of Chowpatty Beach, Back Bay, and the Arabian Sea, Mumbai, India.
A baba at the Babulnath temple, Mumbai, India.
A baba at the Babulnath temple, Mumbai, India.
Babulnath temple, Mumbai, India
Babulnath temple, Mumbai, India
People stroll in Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India. In the background in Saifee Hospital.
People stroll in Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India. In the background in Saifee Hospital.
Trash on Chowpatty beach, the most popular public beach in Mumbai, India.
Trash on Chowpatty beach, the most popular public beach in Mumbai, India.
Trash on Chowpatty beach, the most popular public beach in Mumbai, India.
Trash on Chowpatty beach, the most popular public beach in Mumbai, India.
Trash on Chowpatty beach, the most popular public beach in Mumbai, India.
Trash on Chowpatty beach, the most popular public beach in Mumbai, India.
Boats on Back Bay, Mumbai, India.
Boats on Back Bay, Mumbai, India.
Women dance in the waters of the Arabian sea in Mumbia, India.
Women dance in the waters of the Arabian sea in Mumbia, India.
Women dance in the waters of the Arabian sea in Mumbia, India.
Women dance in the waters of the Arabian sea in Mumbia, India.
Boys from a squatter's camp of fishing familes in Mumbai, India work for meager catches in the Arabian sea, near Chowpatty Be...
Boys from a squatter's camp of fishing familes in Mumbai, India work for meager catches in the Arabian sea, near Chowpatty Beach.
Boats on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
Boats on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
A boy pulls in his fishing boat as crowds enjoy chowpatty beach in Mumbai, India, with the massive gleaming Saifee hospital i...
A boy pulls in his fishing boat as crowds enjoy chowpatty beach in Mumbai, India, with the massive gleaming Saifee hospital in the background.
A girl holding a baby asks the driver of a Audi sedan for money, near Malabar Hill, Mumbai, India.
A girl holding a baby asks the driver of a Audi sedan for money, near Malabar Hill, Mumbai, India.
A girl holding a baby asks the driver of a Audi sedan for money, near Malabar Hill, Mumbai, India.
A girl holding a baby asks the driver of a Audi sedan for money, near Malabar Hill, Mumbai, India.
A family walks past squatter's tens on Chowpatty beach, Mumbai, India.
A family walks past squatter's tens on Chowpatty beach, Mumbai, India.
Leaves and marigold left behind from a religious ceremony on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
Leaves and marigold left behind from a religious ceremony on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
Weathered buildings and fishing boats on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
Weathered buildings and fishing boats on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
Swimmers play in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
Swimmers play in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
A fishing boy on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India. They work on boats and also reel in nets by hand by walking out into the wat...
A fishing boy on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India. They work on boats and also reel in nets by hand by walking out into the water (Arabian Sea).
Dramatic wide-angle view of Saifee Hospital taken from Marine Lines railway station, Mumbai, India.
Dramatic wide-angle view of Saifee Hospital taken from Marine Lines railway station, Mumbai, India.
Dramatic wide-angle view of Saifee Hospital taken from Marine Lines railway station, Mumbai, India.
Dramatic wide-angle view of Saifee Hospital taken from Marine Lines railway station, Mumbai, India.
Digital billboard discouraging honking of car horns in traffic, Bandra West, Mumbai, India.
Digital billboard discouraging honking of car horns in traffic, Bandra West, Mumbai, India.
A Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership in the Bandra neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
A Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership in the Bandra neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
A taxi passes a Subway restaurant in Bandra West, Mumbai, India.
A taxi passes a Subway restaurant in Bandra West, Mumbai, India.
Sai Baba poster on a tree decorated with marigold garlands, Bandra, Mumbai, India.
Sai Baba poster on a tree decorated with marigold garlands, Bandra, Mumbai, India.
Mirrored high-rise office building in Bandra West, Mumbai, India.
Mirrored high-rise office building in Bandra West, Mumbai, India.
Mahim Bay (Arabian Sea), Mumbai, India.
Mahim Bay (Arabian Sea), Mumbai, India.
Garbage piles up in Mahim Bay, Mumbai, India. Mumbai's landfills are projected to fill up soon, with the massive Deonar dump,...
Garbage piles up in Mahim Bay, Mumbai, India. Mumbai's landfills are projected to fill up soon, with the massive Deonar dump, the largest in India, already holding 10 million tons.
Garbage piles up in Mahim Bay, Mumbai, India. Mumbai's landfills are projected to fill up soon, with the massive Deonar dump,...
Garbage piles up in Mahim Bay, Mumbai, India. Mumbai's landfills are projected to fill up soon, with the massive Deonar dump, the largest in India, already holding 10 million tons.
Children play barefoot on a mound of garbage in Mahim Bay, Mumbai, India.
Children play barefoot on a mound of garbage in Mahim Bay, Mumbai, India.
Children play barefoot on a mound of garbage in Mahim Bay, Mumbai, India.
Children play barefoot on a mound of garbage in Mahim Bay, Mumbai, India.
Children play barefoot on a mound of garbage in Mahim Bay, Mumbai, India.
Children play barefoot on a mound of garbage in Mahim Bay, Mumbai, India.
Men walk through garbage on the banks of Mahim Bay (Arabian Sea), Mumbai, India.
Men walk through garbage on the banks of Mahim Bay (Arabian Sea), Mumbai, India.
Garbage piles up near fishing boats in Mahim Bay, Mumbai, India. Mumbai's landfills are projected to fill up soon, with the m...
Garbage piles up near fishing boats in Mahim Bay, Mumbai, India. Mumbai's landfills are projected to fill up soon, with the massive Deonar dump, the largest in India, already holding 10 million tons.
Garbage piles up near fishing boats in Mahim Bay, Mumbai, India. Mumbai's landfills are projected to fill up soon, with the m...
Garbage piles up near fishing boats in Mahim Bay, Mumbai, India. Mumbai's landfills are projected to fill up soon, with the massive Deonar dump, the largest in India, already holding 10 million tons.
The number 7 on a wall on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
The number 7 on a wall on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
A sculpture of a mother and children with the words "A Child Gives Birth to a Mother," Bandra, Mumbai, India.
A sculpture of a mother and children with the words "A Child Gives Birth to a Mother," Bandra, Mumbai, India.
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