BOMBAYWALLA | VANGUARD STUDIOS

MARCH 2023

A series exploring the bygone era of photo studios in Bombay. 

Girls from the Gujarati community would come to Vanguard Studios with flowers in their hair and dangle their feet over a paper moon while sitting on a chair. A photograph in this type of setting was a must, after they had completed a one-week fast called Mora Kat for their “future good luck”!

Photographs: Philippe Calia