One of the things that has always interested me is the street lights and the color of the street in the night when these lights are on. I have always wanted to do a series where I capture the essence of these lights. I am presently working on a project that tries to capture this essence. The project involves traveling across the city (Bangalore) in the night and exploring the other lifestyle that exists in the nights. So far I have explored the empty streets.

Night Guardian

The streets with dogs and walking people once in a while. There is an amazing set of character that lies with elongated shadows. The guardians of the night come out in full freedom and rule the roads.

The Followers

Apart from the dogs that roam the streets there are also the night workers. People who look for a time to spend amongst themselves, and often seen roaming the quiet streets in solitude. A drink is a welcome companion and a fellow drinker all the more. I have often felt that somehow the bonds that are made in these situations are long lasting.

Drink Companions

When the rain falls on the road and the road is lit by the yellow street light, it is nothing but magical. The golden tinge that the whole scenario obtains is a sight to behold.

A missing foot

In the rush of the moment, though you have the well protected people who have an umbrella to make their way, there is another set who is alway rushing for shelter. I also love the challenge that moments like these provide.

Like for example this shot below; it was raining heavily and super windy. and i was worried about the camera too. I had to over expose the shot too in-order to get that tinge of color; so the shutter speed went further lower. As if that was not enough, add to that a very fast moving subject in the frame. A lot of things going on .. in that short time… and you get a quite a challenging shot to shoot

To Shelter

Needless to say, I have been having a good time shooting these frames and look forward to coming days, when I can shoot more and add it here.

Till then, Enjoy the above pics