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Distro - The Contrasts Of Bombay. 2005 

Paolo Pellegrin 

Air travellers arriving in Mumbai can be forgiven if they suddenly get the urge to turn around and go elsewhere. At touchdown, the city's sprawling slums are literally a stone's throw from the plane's wingtips.

The city's slums, where 60 percent of Mumbai's 15 million residents live, are everywhere. In contrast the sea view along south Mumbai's Marine Drive is spectacular, even if the area's aging but handsome seaside buildings appear untouched since independence from Britain. For all its problems, many believe that Mumbai is a city with vast untapped potential. For one thing, it's not as poor... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

Bombay. Jan 2005
The waterfront in Marine drive, one of the richest... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

Bombay. Jan 2005
The waterfront. 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

Bombay. Jan 2005
A fisherman slum area and modern high rises... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

Bombay. Jan 2005
The market leading to Hadjii Ali Mosque. 

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Bombay. Jan 2005
In a commercial area of thr city near India... 

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Bombay. Jan 2005
A street seller. 

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Bombay. Jan 2005
Street seller. 

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Bombay. Jan 2005
A fisherman slum area and modern high rises... 

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Bombay. Jan 2005
Street children in central station. 

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Bombay. Jan 2005
In a dark street at night. 

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Bombay. Jan 2005 

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Bombay, Jan 2005
Dj's in the Red Light, one of Bombay's hottest... 

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Bombay. Jan 2005
At a Bollywood movie premiere. 

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Bombay, Jan 2005
A traditional wedding ceremony. 

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Bombay. Jan 2005
In a taxi at night. 

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Bombay. Jan 2005 

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Bombay. Jan 2005
A boy sells food inside a metro station. 

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Bombay, Jan 2005
The slum sorrounding Bombay International airport.... 

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Bombay. Jan 2005
The beach on a sunday evening. 

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Bombay. Jan 2005
Playing cricket on a sunday afternoon. 

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Bombay. Jan 2005

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Bombay. Jan 2005
The home of a fisherman family in a slum in... 

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Bombay. Jan 2005
Illegal gambling in an alley. 

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Bombay. Jan 2005
Inside a metro station. 

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Bombay, Jan 2005
A man sleeps in the street in Colaba neighbourhood.... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

Bombay. Jan 2005
The waterfront in Marine drive, one of the richest... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

Bombay. Jan 2005
Along the coast line. 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

Bombay. Jan 2005
At Bollywood movie premiere. 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

Bombay. Jan 2005
At a movie premiere. Bollywood actors. 

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Bombay. Jan 2005
Boy sells flowers at street corner in central... 

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Bombay. Jan 2005
During Bombay Festival at India Gate. 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

Bombay, Jan 2005
The slum sorrounding Bombay International airport.... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

Bombay. Jan 2005
A fisherman slum area and modern high rises... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

Bombay. Jan 2005
The slum sorrounding Bombay International airport.... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

Bombay. Jan 2005
The exit of a metro station along the seafront.
Ali... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

Bombay. Jan 2005
A fisherman slum area and modern high rises... 

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Bombay. Jan 2005
The waterfront. 

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Bombay. Jan 2005
The waterfront. 
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