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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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A beautiful blue-eyed stray cat, with what looks to be Egyptian bloodlines, rests on a scooter seat near Churchgate train sta...
A beautiful blue-eyed stray cat, with what looks to be Egyptian bloodlines, rests on a scooter seat near Churchgate train station in Mumbai, India.
Portrait of two brothers in Sion, Mumbai, India.
Portrait of two brothers in Sion, Mumbai, India.
A man fills up bottles of water with unfiltered tap water to sell, in Dharavi, by most account the most crowded square mile o...
A man fills up bottles of water with unfiltered tap water to sell, in Dharavi, by most account the most crowded square mile on Earth, with about a million people. Water is rationed by the government of Mumbai and is subject to random restrictions and the performance of monsoon rains.
Sign supporting environmental conservation on a tree near Crawford Market, Mumbai, India.
Sign supporting environmental conservation on a tree near Crawford Market, Mumbai, India.
The Bandra Terminus railway station in Mumbai, India before sunrise.
The Bandra Terminus railway station in Mumbai, India before sunrise.
Workers prepare newspapers for sale before sunrise inside the Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
Workers prepare newspapers for sale before sunrise inside the Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
Tuk-tuk (three-wheeled auto rickshaw) drivers in Mumbai, India rest to escape the high heat and humidity.
Tuk-tuk (three-wheeled auto rickshaw) drivers in Mumbai, India rest to escape the high heat and humidity.
A rickshaw driver takes a break on a hot day in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
A rickshaw driver takes a break on a hot day in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Motorcycles in a junkyard in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Motorcycles in a junkyard in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
A banana seller near Jama Masjid (Mosque) in Bandra, Mumbai, India.
A banana seller near Jama Masjid (Mosque) in Bandra, Mumbai, India.
A man reads the Koran during a monsoon rain in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
A man reads the Koran during a monsoon rain in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
A man cooks meat on a barbeque in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
A man cooks meat on a barbeque in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Water pipes running between Bandra and the Dharavi slum area, Mumbai, India.
Water pipes running between Bandra and the Dharavi slum area, Mumbai, India.
A couple looks at a slum from the Bandra Skywalk in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
A couple looks at a slum from the Bandra Skywalk in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Water pipes running between Bandra and the Dharavi slum area, Mumbai, India.
Water pipes running between Bandra and the Dharavi slum area, Mumbai, India.
Water pipes running between Bandra and the Dharavi slum area, Mumbai, India.
Water pipes running between Bandra and the Dharavi slum area, Mumbai, India.
Water pipes running between Bandra and the Dharavi slum area, Mumbai, India.
Water pipes running between Bandra and the Dharavi slum area, Mumbai, India.
A man fishes in a heavily polluted makeshift wetland near the Bandra Railway Station, in the heart of urban Mumbai, India.
A man fishes in a heavily polluted makeshift wetland near the Bandra Railway Station, in the heart of urban Mumbai, India.
A man fishes in a heavily polluted makeshift wetland near the Bandra Railway Station, in the heart of urban Mumbai, India.
A man fishes in a heavily polluted makeshift wetland near the Bandra Railway Station, in the heart of urban Mumbai, India.
A man fishes in a heavily polluted makeshift wetland near the Bandra Railway Station, in the heart of urban Mumbai, India.
A man fishes in a heavily polluted makeshift wetland near the Bandra Railway Station, in the heart of urban Mumbai, India.
A man fishes in a heavily polluted makeshift wetland near the Bandra Railway Station, in the heart of urban Mumbai, India.
A man fishes in a heavily polluted makeshift wetland near the Bandra Railway Station, in the heart of urban Mumbai, India.
A man fishes in a heavily polluted makeshift wetland near the Bandra Railway Station, in the heart of urban Mumbai, India.
A man fishes in a heavily polluted makeshift wetland near the Bandra Railway Station, in the heart of urban Mumbai, India.
A man fishes in a heavily polluted makeshift wetland near the Bandra Railway Station, in the heart of urban Mumbai, India.
A man fishes in a heavily polluted makeshift wetland near the Bandra Railway Station, in the heart of urban Mumbai, India.
A man fishes in a heavily polluted makeshift wetland near the Bandra Railway Station, in the heart of urban Mumbai, India.
A man fishes in a heavily polluted makeshift wetland near the Bandra Railway Station, in the heart of urban Mumbai, India.
A goat on the Bandra Skywalk, Mumbai, India.
A goat on the Bandra Skywalk, Mumbai, India.
Apartments and office buildings in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Apartments and office buildings in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Apartments and carnival rides in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Apartments and carnival rides in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Men in a dwelling in a slum area in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Men in a dwelling in a slum area in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
A man walks under a colorful umbrella during monsoon rains in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
A man walks under a colorful umbrella during monsoon rains in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Double-decker bus in heavy traffic in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Double-decker bus in heavy traffic in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Men collect recycling from a garbage pile in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Men collect recycling from a garbage pile in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Trains pull into Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
Trains pull into Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
A boy in a Superman raincoat during monsoon rains in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
A boy in a Superman raincoat during monsoon rains in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Colorful plastic crates at a vegetable stall are covered in plastic during monsoon rains, Bandra West, Mumbai, India.
Colorful plastic crates at a vegetable stall are covered in plastic during monsoon rains, Bandra West, Mumbai, India.
Sculptors in the village of Colaba, Mumbai, India craft idols of Ganesh for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Sculptors in the village of Colaba, Mumbai, India craft idols of Ganesh for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Sculptors in the village of Colaba, Mumbai, India craft idols of Ganesh for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Sculptors in the village of Colaba, Mumbai, India craft idols of Ganesh for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A boy holds up a bottle of murky water from the Arabian Sea, in the fishing village of Colaba, Mumbai, India.
A boy holds up a bottle of murky water from the Arabian Sea, in the fishing village of Colaba, Mumbai, India.
Boys from the Colaba fishing village in Mumbai, India haul in a net full of garbage. The boys bring the net back and dump it ...
Boys from the Colaba fishing village in Mumbai, India haul in a net full of garbage. The boys bring the net back and dump it in an old wooden boat, then frantically sift through the garbage to yield an average of two or three tiny fish per net.
Boys from the Colaba fishing village in Mumbai, India haul in a net full of garbage. The boys bring the net back and dump it ...
Boys from the Colaba fishing village in Mumbai, India haul in a net full of garbage. The boys bring the net back and dump it in an old wooden boat, then frantically sift through the garbage to yield an average of two or three tiny fish per net.
Boys play UNO while taking a break from a soccer game in the fishing village of Colaba, Mumbai, India.
Boys play UNO while taking a break from a soccer game in the fishing village of Colaba, Mumbai, India.
Children play in the Arabian Sea at Colaba, Mumbai, India.
Children play in the Arabian Sea at Colaba, Mumbai, India.
Decorated idol of Hanuman in the nook of a tree, Colaba, Mumbai, India.
Decorated idol of Hanuman in the nook of a tree, Colaba, Mumbai, India.
An elderly woman sleeps on the stoop of a business near Victoria Station, Mumbai, India.
An elderly woman sleeps on the stoop of a business near Victoria Station, Mumbai, India.
A wonderfully organic painted stone wall near Churchill Railway Station, Mumbai, India
A wonderfully organic painted stone wall near Churchill Railway Station, Mumbai, India
Real books are still alive and well in Mumbai, India, where internet access is available almost everywhere, but well out of r...
Real books are still alive and well in Mumbai, India, where internet access is available almost everywhere, but well out of reach for many residents, as are tablets and other e-reader devices. Mobile phones on the other had can be found everywhere at all socio-economic levels.
A taxi passes in front of a Night Center for Street Children near Churchgate Railway Sation, Mumbai, India.
A taxi passes in front of a Night Center for Street Children near Churchgate Railway Sation, Mumbai, India.
A boy repairs bicycles in a makeshift roadside shop near the Churchgate Railway station in Mumbai, India.
A boy repairs bicycles in a makeshift roadside shop near the Churchgate Railway station in Mumbai, India.
Looking up at the Bandra-Worli Sealink bridge, Mumbai, India.
Looking up at the Bandra-Worli Sealink bridge, Mumbai, India.
The Worli Sealink bridge is a massive 6km long span in Mumbai, India. Costing $290 million dollars to build, it provides quic...
The Worli Sealink bridge is a massive 6km long span in Mumbai, India. Costing $290 million dollars to build, it provides quick and easy movement for a select few that can afford the toll, which is more than a days wage for the majority of Mumbai residents. The bridge is also closed to pedestrians, cyclists, and anyone who doesn't have a car or truck.
Men in the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India make large quanitities of milk and bread pudding in a sweltering workshop,
Men in the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India make large quanitities of milk and bread pudding in a sweltering workshop,
Mumbai, India is a concrete jungle, set amidst steamy tropical forest and mangroves, tiny remnants of which can be seen even ...
Mumbai, India is a concrete jungle, set amidst steamy tropical forest and mangroves, tiny remnants of which can be seen even in the heart of downtown, like this scene at a squatter's camp near Dharavi slums.
Countless air-conditioners  dot the urban landscape of Mumbai, where oppressive heat and humidity can make life miserable for...
Countless air-conditioners dot the urban landscape of Mumbai, where oppressive heat and humidity can make life miserable for those without it. The cumulative energy burden is massive, with air-cons being one of the greatest consumers of power in any household or business.
A constant theme in Mumbai,India is BIG. Grandiose structures and public works seem to promote the idea of building from the ...
A constant theme in Mumbai,India is BIG. Grandiose structures and public works seem to promote the idea of building from the top down, instead of investing in improvements to basic infrastructure.
A man is seen in a window in a slum area in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
A man is seen in a window in a slum area in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Monsoon rains on traffic in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Monsoon rains on traffic in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Monsoon rains on traffic in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Monsoon rains on traffic in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
Satellite dishes dot the rooftops of the Bandra East slum in India.
Satellite dishes dot the rooftops of the Bandra East slum in India.
Men read newspapers around a taxi in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Men read newspapers around a taxi in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
If advertising signs are any indication, fear of male baldness seems to be a big concern in Mumbai, India. This ad seems to g...
If advertising signs are any indication, fear of male baldness seems to be a big concern in Mumbai, India. This ad seems to gloss over the fact that Michael Jackson's plastic surgery work was never the source of much admiration.
There is no shortage of irony in Mumbai, India, where signs and ads and tv programs seem at odds wth reality.
There is no shortage of irony in Mumbai, India, where signs and ads and tv programs seem at odds wth reality.
People sleep beneath a billboard for the show "America's Got Talent" in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
People sleep beneath a billboard for the show "America's Got Talent" in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
People sleeping on the sidewalk in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
People sleeping on the sidewalk in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Weathered corrugated metal wall on a buiding in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Weathered corrugated metal wall on a buiding in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
A homeless family sleeping on the street in the Bandra East neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
A homeless family sleeping on the street in the Bandra East neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
A homeless family sleeping on a stairway in the Bandra East neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
A homeless family sleeping on a stairway in the Bandra East neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
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