Définir, circonscrire Bombay est une mission impossible.
Pour résumer la capitale économique de l’Inde où vivent et survivent plus de 12 millions de personnes, il faut se contenter d’un constat : plus on connaît Bombay, moins on connaît Bombay.
Ses visages sont multiples, nuancés, changeants suivants les quartiers et les points cardinaux. Répertorier les visages de cette mégalopoles semble vain. Même son nom diffère au fil des siècles : Bombaim pour les portugais, Bombay pour les anglais, Mumbai pour les hindous. La ville tentaculaire ne se révèle que en l’arpentant. Le reste n’est qu’indications entre quelques points forts : poussière, bruits incessants, contraste, jungle au coeur de la ville, slum, sourires, senteurs, exubérance, contradictions…
Street (Andheri, east)
Street (Malad, north)
Street (Malad, north)
Fishing Village (Bandra, west)
Fishing Village (Bandra, west)
Street (south)
Salins of Bombay (north)
Worli Sea Link (Bandra, west)
Worli Sea Link (Bandra, west)
Street (south)
Gateway of India (south)
Gateway of India (south)
Elephanta Island
Elephanta Island
Elephanta Island
Elephanta Island
Elephanta Island
Lake Powai (north-east)
Malad (north)
National park (north)
National park (north)
National park (north)
National park (north)
National park (north)
Street (south)
Street (south)
Street (east)
Street (south)
Street (east)
Street (Andheri, east)
Street (west)
Fishing village (west)
Fishing village (west)
Farms (east)
Fishing Village (Juhu Beach, west)
Fishing Village (Juhu Beach, west)
Fishing Village (Juhu Beach, west)
Fishing Village (Juhu Beach, west)
Street (East)
Marine Drive (south)
Street (Marine Drive, south)
Marine Drive (south)
Girgaon chowpatty (south)
Girgaon chowpatty (south)
Girgaon chowpatty (south)
Girgaon chowpatty (south)
Girgaon chowpatty (south)
Girgaon chowpatty (south)
Girgaon chowpatty (south)
Street (east)
Dharavi’s slum (west)
Dharavi’s slum (west)
Dharavi’s slum (west)
Haji Ali Dargah mosque (south)
Haji Ali Dargah mosque (south)
Mahalaxmi Temple (south)
Mahalaxmi Temple (south)
Hanging Garden (south)
Hanging Garden (south)
Hanging Garden (south)
Banganga Tank (south)
Banganga Tank (south)
Banganga Tank (south)
Banganga Tank (south)
Ganesh day, Banganga Tank (south)
Banganga Tank (south)
Banganga Tank (south)
Banganga Tank (south)
Banganga Tank (south)
Banganga Tank (slum, south)
Laundry of Banganga Tank, (south)
Laundry of Banganga Tank, (south)
Laundry of Banganga Tank (south)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Bombay
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west )
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west)
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west )
Farmers’ market, (Dadar, west )
View from the Mumbai Metro (slum, north east)
View from the Mumbai Metro (slum, north east)
View from the Mumbai Metro (slum, north east)
View from the Mumbai Metro (slum)
Bus 333 (east)
Bus 333 (east)
Railway C
Railway C
Street (south)
Street (south)
Street (south)
Street (south)
Street (south)
Street (south)
Street (south)
Street (south)
Street (south)
Tchaï (south)
Manish Market (east)
Manish Market (east)
Crawford market (east)
Crawford market (east)
Crawford market (east)
Crawford market (east)
Crawford market (east)
Crawford market (east)
Crawford market (east)
Crawford market (east)
Crawford market (east)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (center)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (center)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (center)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (center)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (center)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (center)
Street (center)
Street (center)
Foodmen, (Churchgate, south)
Foodmen, (Churchgate, south)
Foodmen, Churchgate
Foodmen, (Churchgate, south)
Foodmen, (Churchgate, south)
Foodmen, (Churchgate, south)
Railway C
Railway C
Railway C
Railway C
Railway C
Railway C
Railway C
Railway C
Dhobi Ghat (laundry, west)
Dhobi Ghat (laundry, west)
Dhobi Ghat (laundry, west)
Dhobi Ghat (laundry, west)
Dhobi Ghat (laundry, west)
Dhobi Ghat (laundry, west)
Dhobi Ghat (laundry, west)
Babu Sakpal Marg (west)
Babu Sakpal Marg (west)
Street (Andheri, east)
Street (Andheri, east)
Street (Andheri, east)
Cooking chapai
Bombay by night
Bombay by night
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