Overview
Bombay: Gateway of India. Photographs and narrative by Raghubir Singh; Conversation with V. S. Naipaul. These frank and intimate color photographs capture the energy, the rhythms, and the contrasts of Bombay with cinematic force. 96 fourcolor photographs, 11 1/4 X 9 5/8, pages."Mr. Singh's pictures do not offer straightforward descriptions of Indian life, but instead depict it in richly allusive terms. Mr. Singh creates surprising juxtapositions by cropping scenes in unexpected ways and shooting through shop windows to incorporate reflections into his pictures. By using such devices, he creates fragmented images that suggest the clash of cultures to be found in cities anywhere, but especially in India."
Charles Hagen, The New York Times
"A stunner that gathers its impact from page to page. Singh takes rich pictures, filled with movement, but each one still has a composition, a structure that helps to guide the viewers eye across the page."
Jacob Stockinger, The Capital Times