Monsoon

Taxis and other cars drive in flooded streets, Maidan, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

Horse mounted police officers patrol the busy Newmarket area of Kolkata, India

Monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

Monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

Man taking an afternoon nap during monsoon, Ballygunge, Kolkata, India

A man sleeps on a bus in monsoon rains, Alipore, Kolkata, India

A man rescues a tiny kitten during monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

Mentally ill homeless man huddled on the street in pouring rain, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India

Mentally ill homeless man huddled on the street in pouring rain, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India

A girl colletcts water from a communal spigot while wading through monsoon floods, Salkia, Howrah, India

Monsoon rain clouds over the Jodhpur Park area of South Kolkata, India

Monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

Street dogs in monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

View of South City Towers apartments in monsoon season, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India

Monsoon rains at night, Newmarket, Kolkata, India

Man and his purple umbrella in monsoon rains, Babughat, Kolkata, India

Shoppers walk on cobblestone in monsoon rains, Newmarket, Kolkata, India

Monsoon rain clouds over the Jodhpur Park area of South Kolkata, India. Direct from the camera with no post-processing.

Monsoon rains at night, Newmarket, Kolkata, India

A rickshaw driver plies his trade during monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

Monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

Monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

A rickshaw driver plies his trade during monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

Taxis and other cars drive in flooded streets, Maidan, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

Domino's Pizza delivery motorcyle makes a delivery during monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

Businessmen in monsoon rains, Newmarket, Kolkata, India

A man sells large stuffed animals in monsoon rains, Newmarket, Kolkata, India

Monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

Police in monsoon rains, Newmarket, Kolkata, India

Monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

Bicycle in monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

Monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

A rickshaw driver plies his trade during monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

A rickshaw driver plies his trade during monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

A girl walks though high water with an umbrella during monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

A family walks along the Hoogli River in monsoon rains, Babughat, Kolkata, India

Water jug in monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

South City Towers apartments, Kolkata, India

Monsoon rains at night, Newmarket, Kolkata, India

South City Towers apartments, Kolkata, India

Monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

Mentally ill homeless man huddled on the street in pouring rain, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India

Street dogs in monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

South City Towers apartments, Kolkata, India

Raindrops on a taxi window during monsoon season, Park St, Kolkata, India

South City Towers apartments, Kolkata, India

Monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

Monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.

A woman and her son huddle under a piece of plastic during monsoon rains while panhandling, Babughat, Kolkata, India

Monsoon rain clouds over the Jodhpur Park area of South Kolkata, India

Crowds of beachgoers at Juhu Beach in Mumbai, India, wait out a monsoon squall in a market stall.

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.

A boy plays in the Arabian Sea in monsoon rains, Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.

Families recreate in the Arabian Sea during monsoon rains at Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India. Juhu is a popular family destination on weekend afternoons.

A group of four men arm wrestle during monsoon rains at Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.

A man walks under a colorful umbrella during monsoon rains in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.

Women and children wait for a bus in monsoon rains in Dharavi, Mumbai, India.

Monsoon rains on traffic in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.

Families swim in the Arabian Sea at Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India, during a monsoon rain.

A man pushes a bicycle through the waters of the Arabian Sea in monsoon rains at Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.

Muslim women and children in the Arabian Sea during a monsoon rain, Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.

A man reads the Koran during a monsoon rain in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.

A woman in a sari swims in the Arabian Sea in monsoon rains, Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.

Colorful plastic crates at a vegetable stall are covered in plastic during monsoon rains, Bandra West, Mumbai, India.

An apple seller at a market in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.

A man pushes a bicycle through the waters of the Arabian Sea in monsoon rains at Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.

Monsoon rains on traffic in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.

Monsoon rains near Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India.

Monsoon rains on a main thoroughfare through Dharavi, Mumbai, India.

A group of four men arm wrestle during monsoon rains at Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.

A girls walks her little sister through the water during monsoon rains at Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.

A boy plays in the Arabian Sea in monsoon rains, Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.

A girls walks her little sister through the water during monsoon rains at Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.

Tomatoes covered in monsoon rain for sale at night on Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.