Photographers of Gateway of India continue to offer the willing tourists a lifetime of memory through pictures. However, the woe of smartphones seems to be blurring these men out of the frame one selfie at a time. We conversed with a few to dig deep and left the site feeling awed witnessing their resilience
At the Gateway of India, one can get themselves clicked at Rs 50 for one picture and Rs 100 for two. In photo: Ram Chandra Choudhary (Left), Pramod Kumar Choudhary (Right). Photo Courtesy: Aakanksha Ahire
There stood the writer at the Gateway of India, amid an oblivious crowd indulging in countless selfies, very few getting photographed. By looks of it, it seems like Mumbai’s this iconic heritage is where every visitor comes to polish his photographic skills. A striking frame that captures the writer’s attention however, is a group of men wearing white shirts, black pants and backpacks standing idle with their cameras in one hand and photo albums in the other – each also wearing an identity card mentioning ‘Tourist First’.
For decades, the photographers at Gateway of India have been an intrinsic part of Mumbai's tourism. Sadly, due to smartphones, these photographers are going out of focus.
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