I proclaimed that I did not want to do anything touristy while in Mumbai.  I want to shoot real people doing real things.  Blah, blah, blah.  So what do I do?  First day in India, head straight to Dhobi Ghat thinking I’m stepping off the beaten path for innovative and new photography.  Duh.  My motivation was probably from that fantastic chase scene in the beginning of the hugely successful film, Slumdog Millionaire.  I have since come to realize that Indians are not as fond of the movie as we Americans are.

So, feeling original, I didn’t want to take snapshots from the outside looking in.  I wanted to get permission and actually be with them while they did their work.  (more…)