Falkland Road: Prostitutes of Bombay
Photos and Text by Mary Ellen Mark
First Edition published 1981 by Alfred A. Knopf, Re-printed in 2005 by Steidl Publishers
"Like most countries, India has fancy brothels and expensive call girls. But the pictures in this book were taken on a street in Bombay where the less expensive prostitutes live and work, an area famous for the cage-like houses in which some of the women live. These photographs were taken between October 1978 and January 1979. During that time I got to know and enter the world of some of the women on Falkland Road. They were very special women. This book is for them--with deep thanks to my friend Saroja." -Mary Ellen Mark
Photos and Text by Mary Ellen Mark
First Edition published 1981 by Alfred A. Knopf, Re-printed in 2005 by Steidl Publishers
"Like most countries, India has fancy brothels and expensive call girls. But the pictures in this book were taken on a street in Bombay where the less expensive prostitutes live and work, an area famous for the cage-like houses in which some of the women live. These photographs were taken between October 1978 and January 1979. During that time I got to know and enter the world of some of the women on Falkland Road. They were very special women. This book is for them--with deep thanks to my friend Saroja." -Mary Ellen Mark
Read more about this photo essay here: Mary Ellen Mark's Website
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