Atelier de photographie de rue, de voyage et documentaire

Mumbai

Mumbai is a city of extreme density and constant negotiation. Space is shared, time is compressed, and private life unfolds in public view. Everything happens at once: labour, devotion, wealth, poverty, movement, and waiting.

This workshop is designed for photographers who want to learn how to work inside intensity without losing clarity, ethics, or narrative control.

Led by documentary photographer Daniel Rodrigues, this four-day intensive programme focuses on fieldwork, editing, and critical discussion in one of the most complex urban environments in the world. The emphasis is not on visual excess, but on understanding how stories emerge within pressure, proximity, and contradiction.

Maximum: 8 participants

Minimum: 5 participants

Duration: 4 intensive days

Fee: 675 € per participant

One edition available:

Workshop taught entirely in English

Why Mumbai?

Mumbai is one of the most demanding cities in the world for documentary photography. The city operates under constant pressure: bodies, traffic, labour, belief, and survival share the same space.

Light is harsh, fragmented, and often unforgiving. Time feels compressed. Distance is rarely available.

Each area carries a distinct visual logic:

• the informal economies of street labour
• the dense residential neighbourhoods
• religious spaces embedded in daily movement
• corporate districts bordering informal settlements
• transit zones where waiting and urgency coexist

Mumbai is not about visual excess for its own sake. It is about proximity, negotiation, and awareness. Photography here requires clarity of intention, ethical sensitivity, and the ability to make decisions quickly without simplifying complex realities.

Ce que vous apprendrez

m• Un acompte de 25 % est requis pour garantir la place
• Les 75 % restants doivent être réglés jusqu’à 30 jours avant l’atelier
• Minimum de 5 participants confirmés
• Taille maximale du groupe : 8

Les ateliers de Mumbai se remplissent rapidement en raison de la richesse visuelle du lieu et du nombre limité de places.

Inscription

Frais par participant : 525 €

Comprend :
• Quatre jours complets de travail accompagné
• Sessions de théorie, pratique sur le terrain et édition
• Retours individuels et collectifs
• Support avant l’atelier (équipement, segurança, sensibilité cultural)

Ne comprend pas :
• vols
• hébergement
• repas
• assurance
• transports locaux

Prix et conditions

1) Light as a central element of storytelling

Mumbai is shaped by intense, vertical, and often unforgiving light. The sun is strong, reflections are harsh, and shadows are deep. Light becomes a force that reveals social structure, labour, and hierarchy rather than atmosphere.

You will learn to:

• work with extreme contrast and direct sunlight
• expose deliberately in high-pressure lighting conditions
• recognise how light reveals power, vulnerability, and labour
• use shadows, silhouettes, and hard edges to reinforce narrative meaning

2) Composition in dense, fast-moving environments

Mumbai does not offer visual pauses. The city is layered, compressed, and constantly in motion. Composition must happen inside congestion, not around it.

You will work on:

• organising chaos within the frame
• reading spatial density and overlapping layers
• composing with minimal physical distance
• building images where foreground, subject, and background collide

3) Human approach with cultural and ethical awareness

Mumbai demands a heightened level of ethical sensitivity. Proximity is unavoidable, and social dynamics are complex and visible.

You will learn how to:

• approach people with respect in highly exposed contexts
• work ethically in situations involving labour, poverty, and belief
• recognise power dynamics within a scene
• decide when not to photograph and why
• create trust through behaviour, presence, and consistency

4) Documentary storytelling in a megacity

The goal is not to collect striking images, but to build a coherent and responsible documentary narrative inside one of the world’s most complex urban systems.

You will explore:

• everyday routines under pressure
• informal labour and survival economies
• moments of waiting, repetition, and exhaustion
• contrasts between visibility and invisibility
• the relationship between people, space, power, and light

3) Human approach with cultural and ethical awareness

Mumbai demands a heightened level of ethical sensitivity. Proximity is unavoidable, and social dynamics are complex and visible.

You will learn how to:

• approach people with respect in highly exposed contexts
• work ethically in situations involving labour, poverty, and belief
• recognise power dynamics within a scene
• decide when not to photograph and why
• create trust through behaviour, presence, and consistency

4) Documentary storytelling in a megacity

The goal is not to collect striking images, but to build a coherent and responsible documentary narrative inside one of the world’s most complex urban systems.

You will explore:

• everyday routines under pressure
• informal labour and survival economies
• moments of waiting, repetition, and exhaustion
• contrasts between visibility and invisibility
• the relationship between people, space, power, and light

Programme sur quatre jours

Ce que vous apprendrez

Structure sur quatre jours

Prix et conditions

Mornings

Short theoretical sessions, contextual discussion, ethical frameworks, and preparation for fieldwork.

Afternoons

Intensive fieldwork across different areas of Mumbai, with close guidance and individual feedback.

Fin d’après-midi / Soirée
• Sessions d’édition
• Sélection et séquençage rigoureux
• Critique de groupe
• Construction du récit final de chaque participant

Frais par participant : 525 €

Comprend :
• Quatre jours complets de travail accompagné
• Sessions de théorie, pratique sur le terrain et édition
• Retours individuels et collectifs
• Support avant l’atelier (équipement, segurança, sensibilité cultural)

Ne comprend pas :
• vols
• hébergement
• repas
• assurance
• transports locaux

m• Un acompte de 25 % est requis pour garantir la place
• Les 75 % restants doivent être réglés jusqu’à 30 jours avant l’atelier
• Minimum de 5 participants confirmés
• Taille maximale du groupe : 8

Les ateliers de Mumbai se remplissent rapidement en raison de la richesse visuelle du lieu et du nombre limité de places.

Prix & conditions

m• Un acompte de 25 % est requis pour garantir la place
• Les 75 % restants doivent être réglés jusqu’à 30 jours avant l’atelier
• Minimum de 5 participants confirmés
• Taille maximale du groupe : 8

Les ateliers de Mumbai se remplissent rapidement en raison de la richesse visuelle du lieu et du nombre limité de places.