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Umerkhadi picture from Mumbai taken by the photographer.
Umerkhadi is a densely populated region towards the eastern shore of of downtown Mumbai that Kristian Bertel who works as a photographer, took pictures of during one of his journeys to India. The lively Umerkhadi area is located south of Mazagaon in Mumbai, India.
Umerkhadi, a place in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Umerkhadi was once a creek separating the island of Bombay from Mazagaon until it was reclaimed in the 17th century. In the area you will find the Sandhurst Road, which is the is the closest suburban railhead and the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport to the north. You will also find the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Railway Station in the south. Ever since the photo walk in Umerkhadi area of Mumbai the photographer's new pictures have been taken in Mumbai on the Indian Subcontinent. Travelers tend to regard time spent in Umerkhadi and Mumbai as a rite of passage to be survived rather than savoured. Mumbai is the powerhouse of Indian business, industry and trade and the source of its most seductive media images, the Maharashtran capital can be a compelling place to spend time.
Old Indian woman in the Umerkhadi area of Mumbai.
First impressions of Mumbai, Maharashtra in India
When you travel in Umerkhadi or any other place in Mumbai and whether or not you find the experience enjoyable, however, will depend largely on how well you handle the heat, humidity, traffic fumes and relentless crowds of India's most dynamic, Westernized city. First impressions of Mumbai tend to be dominated by its chronic shortage of space. Crammed onto a narrow spit of land that curls from the swamp-ridden coast into the Arabian Sea, the city is technically an island, connected to the mainland by bridges and narrow causeways. In less than five hundred years, it has metamorphosed from an aboriginal fishing settlement into a megalopolis of more than 16 million people – India's largest city and one of the biggest urban sprawls on the planet. Being swept along broad boulevards by endless streams of commuters or jostled by coolies and hand-cart pullers in the teeming bazaars, you'll continually feel as if Mumbai is about to burst at the seams.
People in the Umerkhadi area of Mumbai, India.
Mumbai, a conglomeration of seven islands
cosmopolitan metropolis, earlier known as 'Bombay', is the largest city in India and the capital of Maharashtra state. Mumbai was originally a conglomeration of seven islands on the Konkan coastline which over time were joined to form the island city of Bombay. The island was in turn joined with the neighboring island of Salsette to form Greater Bombay. The city has an estimated metropolitan population of 21 million counted in 2005, making it one of the world's most populous cities. Mumbai is undoubtedly the commercial capital of India and is one of the predominant port cities in the country. Mumbai's nature as the most eclectic and cosmopolitan Indian city is symbolized in the presence of Bollywood within the city, the centre of the globally-influential Hindi film and television industries. It is also home to India's largest slum population.
Picture of an Indian man in Umerkhadi.
Pictures taken in the Mumbai rain
When you travel as a photographer the weather can be changing. "- It was beginning to rain when I was visiting Umerkhadi, but it did not stop me to take pictures. On the streets you could see people waiting while the rain was pouring down.", the photographer says. Mumbai is a city built in successive waves of migrations. The neighborhoods acquired their character from the communities that settled there first. These neighborhoods are too numerous to list and there is no commonly accepted way to group these neighborhoods into larger districts. But roughly, from the south to the north, this is how the city developed.
Mumbai picture of a poor Indian woman.
Umerkhadi pictures from Maharashtra, India
Kristian Bertel's Umerkhadi picture collection is among the 6000 pictures which was clicked during his latest India journey. Umerkhadi pictures that reflect a neighborhood in Mumbai as a city in India. On his recent journey, he has focused on the poverty in the city of Mumbai, with stories from the everyday life of the inhabitants of this city of millions. His pictures often ccaried out in portraits of people show a diverse culture of India. With the telling portrait in focus, the photographer's work consists of pictures that tell a story. "- I always try to find the personal stories behind the people I'm taking pictures of, seeking out their own personal life stories from the expressions in their faces", the photographer says. His most recent photographic work is portraying the life in the Umerkhadi area of Mumbai, India, where the photographer explored the neighborhood and the streets of Umerkhadi. As he did with his earlier photography Kristian Bertel tells stories with dedicated portraits of a sometimes hard life in India. Kristian Bertel is working as a travel photographer and he is available for editorial and travel assignments all over Europe, Asia, Africa and in the Middle East. For further information and inquiries please:
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More pictures from India
If you are interested to see more photos and imagery from India, you can see one of the slideshows, which also appears on the photographer's website.
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