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7 Photos Every Mumbai Photographer Should Try This Weekend — Ganpati Visarjan Edition 📸

September 26, 2026

26 September 2026 • Weekend challenge • ~2 min read

You have 60 minutes, one camera — or just your phone — and 7 photos to capture.

No new camera required. No expensive lens required. And no, “I’ll do it next weekend” is not one of the challenges. 😂

After yesterday’s Ganpati Visarjan, Mumbai is full of colour, emotion, reflections, crowds, quiet details and little stories. So this weekend, don’t just photograph the obvious — try these seven frames and look at the city differently.

1. 🚕 The Mumbai Motion Shot

Freeze a taxi, local train, cyclist or busy street — or slow the shutter and let the city streak through your frame.

Quick settings + idea

For motion blur, start around 1/15–1/60 sec. To freeze action, try 1/500 sec or faster. Good starting points: CST/Fort streets, Marine Drive traffic, station exits or a busy neighbourhood junction.

2. 🪞 One Perfect Reflection

Look for puddles, shop windows, mirrors, wet roads and polished surfaces. One ordinary Mumbai scene can look completely different when you flip the perspective.

Quick settings + idea

Get low, expose for the brighter part of the scene and move until the reflection becomes the composition. Try around Gateway, Colaba, Fort or wherever yesterday’s rain/water has left interesting reflections.

3. 🌇 Golden Hour Portrait

Photograph a friend, a stranger (with permission), a pet — or even your coffee — when the light turns soft and warm.

Useful for this shot: Ulanzi U60 RGB Video Light if you want a little fill light when the sun starts dropping.

Quick settings + idea

Use a wider aperture if you want separation, roughly f/1.8–f/4 depending on your lens. Marine Drive, Worli Sea Face and open waterfronts are easy places to chase warm evening light.

4. ❤️ Ganpati Visarjan — Emotion Over Perfection

This is the one we’d make mandatory this weekend. Don’t only look for the biggest idol or widest crowd. Look for hands covered in gulal, drummers mid-beat, families saying goodbye, volunteers at work, water splashes, reflections, flowers and one quiet expression inside all that energy.

The challenge: pick one Visarjan photograph that makes someone feel the moment even if they weren’t there.

Quick settings + pro tip

In moving crowds, use continuous autofocus, burst mode and a shutter speed around 1/250 sec or faster as a starting point. Auto ISO can help when light changes quickly. Most importantly: stay respectful, keep clear of processions and emergency access, and don’t disrupt the moment for a photograph.

5. 👥 Street Life — Real People, Real Stories

A chai stall, flower seller, commuters waiting, a conversation at a corner or someone setting up shop can say more about Mumbai than another landmark shot.

Quick settings + idea

A 28–50mm equivalent focal length works beautifully for everyday scenes. Try 1/250 sec or faster for people in motion. Fort, Dadar, Matunga, Crawford Market and neighbourhood lanes are full of small stories.

6. ☕ Chai Moments

Find beauty in the little things. Steam, glass reflections, hands pouring chai, a steel counter, newspaper on the side — photograph an ordinary chai like it belongs in a ₹1 lakh campaign.

Quick settings + idea

Get close, focus on the steam or rim of the glass, and try f/2–f/4 for a softer background. Window light or side light from a shop entrance usually works better than harsh overhead light.

7. 🌆 The “Only in Mumbai” Frame

Finish with one image that instantly feels like this city: a local train, Marine Drive, a skyline, street food, a dabbawala, a Ganpati memory or simply a neighbourhood moment that couldn’t belong anywhere else.

Quick settings + idea

Don’t overthink this one. A 24–35mm view can help include more context, but the subject matters more than the gear. Look for one frame that says “Mumbai” without needing a caption.

Royale Stores 7-shot Mumbai photography challenge with Ganpati Visarjan and WhatsApp community call to action — Screenshot the 7-shot challenge, try your favourites, then share your best frame with the Royale Stores photography community.

🎒 Before you head out

Charge your batteries, clear some storage and carry only what you’ll actually use. If you want a compact support option, the Ulanzi MT-14 Extendable Vlog Tripod is currently in stock. For a larger kit, the Ulanzi BP09 22L Camera Backpack keeps your camera and accessories organised while you move around the city.

📸 Take the Royale Stores 7-Shot Mumbai Challenge

7 photos. 60 minutes. Any camera. Anywhere in Mumbai.

Post your favourite shot, tag @royalestoresindia, and join our WhatsApp photography community to share your photos, get feedback and meet other photographers.

Join the Royale Stores Photography Community on WhatsApp →

Bonus rule: don’t delete the “bad” shots immediately. Sometimes the weird frame is the one you end up loving. 👀