Conspiracy Theory

Who knew that Kenn Starr had a company in India? Or that Monica was part of an diabolical plot to sell butter?


Billboard seen in Mumbai in 1998.

I have placed a few pictures taken in and around Mumbai, India in 1998 into a photo set on my Flickr site. Clicking HERE or on the photo above will take you to the photo set.

Sea View Hotel, revisited

Sea View Hotel, Juhu Beach Mumbai

Rising Tide at Sea View Hotel

Note: Clicking on the photo will take you to its page in my Flickr photo sharing site where you can see a full size image (and additional photos).

The photo above is my most viewed photo on Flickr. For a long while I could not figure out why this photo got so much attention. It is not in any special group or pool. I’ve finally figured it out (with help of Flickr’s statistics tools). Google is sending folks there when they enter 'Sea View Hotel Juhu' or 'Sea View Hotel Mumbai' into a Google search. So now I know.


The images above and below are cropped from a 9600 dpi scan of the 35mm negative. No reason, just playimg with my HP Scanjet 3970 scanner.

Girls of Mumbai

The Worli Girls of Mumbai

I was out walking in near Worli in Mumbai when I came across these two girls brushing their teeth on the side of the street. The girl on the left asked to have her photo taken. The girl on the right seemed unsure. Their father was outside of camera range encouraging them.

One of the surprises of India was how frequently the poor approached asking to be photographed. At first I assumed people thought I carried an instant camera. Not so, they just liked to be photographed.

Click the Pic. to visit My Neighborhood in Juhu on LostBob's Blog.

To see more photos of the Girls of Mumbai please visit My Juhu Neighbors and Mumbai PhotoSets on Flickr.