Mumbai street vendor preparing chai before dawn in India in in Mumbai, India

Mumbai street vendor preparing chai before dawn in India

by Constance Hartman

The pre-dawn darkness of a Mumbai street is pierced by the warm glow of a small tea stall. A vendor in a white kurta pours steaming chai from a height into a clay cup, the liquid catching the light. Behind him, a gas stove flickers with blue flames under stacked aluminum vessels. A few early morning commuters in jackets stand nearby, waiting for their cups. The scene is illuminated by the stall's single bulb and the distant streetlights, highlighting the steam rising against the cool, blue tones of the early morning air. The vendor wipes the counter with a rag, surrounded by the tools of his trade, while the city slowly begins to wake up around him.

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street vendor preparing chai Mumbai India in Mumbai, India in the still street vendor before dawn street
Camera Pentax MX*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Pentax MX photos, grab one online.
Lens 50mm f/1.4
Focal Length 50mm
Aperture f/1.4
Shutter Speed 1/125
ISO 800
Film Cinestill 50D daylight
Location in Mumbai, India
Date 1982-07-26
Credit VEETER
Coordinates 19.0405, 72.8778
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