American photographer captures Mumbai's class divide with drones
City of contradictions
Mumbai's ugly truth is out. An American photographer, through drone photography, has brought into clear focus the stark divide between the rich and poor in India's financial capital. Johnny Miller's photographs show a dense and divided city - Mumbai - with clearly demarcated class divide.
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Addressing the issue of inequality
The images are part of Miller's 'Unequal Scenes' project which he describes as a means to "provoke a dialogue to address the issues of inequality and disenfranchisement in a constructive and peaceful way". As part of the project, Miller, has also captured the class divide in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, the US and Mexico, over a span of past two years.
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Mumbai: An experiment of extreme growth
On his official website, Miller describes Mumbai as "an urban jungle, a vertical aerie for the superrich, and a fragile marine ecosystem" where "informal recyclers in Dharavi exist within sight of the National Stock Exchange, traditional fishermen moor their boats in the shadows of skyscrapers in Worli, and leopards prowl the Sanjay Ghandi National Park on the city's northern flank".
Miller's drone imagery also captures the complexity of the Indian slums. Dharavi Slum, one of the most famous slums in the world, is entirely made up of grey concrete.
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A strange mix
Miller's website describes the area surrounding the Bandra Kurla complex as a mixture of extreme wealth and extreme poverty that houses the consulate generals of several countries, corporate headquarters, and the National Stock Exchange.
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Gaining new perspective
Miller's work has won him accolades around the world. The photographer is now on a mission to promote drone journalism. According to his website, "the beauty of being able to fly is to see things from a new perspective - to see things as they really are. Looking straight down from a height of several hundred meters, incredible scenes of inequality emerge".
