Leica From Your Doorstep

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Leica From Your Doorstep is a location-driven street photography project rooted in community, habit, and the power of local observation. The idea is simple. What if you treated your own neighborhood with the same attention usually reserved for travel or special assignments? What happens when a camera is with you every time you leave the house?

As a fine art photographer based in Mumbai, I already work this way. My practice as a street photographer has always revolved around walking the same routes, seeing the same people, and returning to the same places under different light. I know these neighborhoods well because I photograph them often. I do not wait for exotic locations. I chase the visual potential of everyday life.

This project marks my first time using a Leica. I worked with the Leica Q2, supported in association with Leica India. While my go-to gear has always been Sony for professional work and the iPhone 16 Pro for casual and personal projects, I have long been curious about Leica. Many of my clients use one. Many of the photographers I admire carry one. Leica has a certain reputation. It carries history, weight, and presence. It is not just a camera. It is a statement about how you choose to work.

Using the Q2 as a first-time Leica shooter revealed something I had only understood secondhand. The camera is not meant to be stored or reserved for special days. It is meant to be worn. It is meant to be brought into daily life. Carrying a Leica out into the city is a creative decision but it is also a social one. You are saying something about patience, about respect for the craft, and about seeing with intent. In the street photography community, this carries meaning. The history of street photography and the history of Leica are intertwined. To carry one is to be aware of that lineage.

This series is built on that idea. All of the photographs were taken within a short walk or short drive from home. That is the point. I did not travel far. I stayed close and I paid attention. The camera made that feel not only possible but necessary.

The work begins in Bandra, the neighborhood where I first started shooting after moving to India. From there it spreads across the city. It includes portraits, candid frames, and urban texture. Every image is tied to the same idea. The good stuff is already around us. We just have to go look for it.