LITTLE INDIA BACKLANE 2004

One Sunday in October 2004, I decided to go on a photo-taking “walkabout” around the backlanes of Little India. This was not something I normally do. I am not that enthusiastic a photographer and I don't have a lot of money to spend on film, processing and scans. It took me a while to recall why I did it, apart from the fact that I was free that morning. It was because I had seen some of my friend's photographs during the week, and I felt inspired.

Because I had not done this in a very long time, I ended up trying too hard and wasted a lot of shots. I took four rolls, out of which one entire roll did not produce a single picture worthy of showing.

Still, I was glad I did it. Walking around with an open mind – and open eyes – produced a few pictures of subjects that I would not have thought of.

Here are the better pixs from my walkabout. Hope they inspire you to take your camera out for a walk one day.