Gopal MS is a chronicler of cities and a publisher of digital photo books. Through his long-running project Mumbai Paused, he observes and records the everyday life of Mumbai’s streets using both phone and camera. His work grows from a simple daily habit: walking the city, using public transport, and photographing moments that quietly reveal the character of urban life. These images are shared on Instagram and his blog, while longer photo essays appear on Substack, placing the photographs within wider social and urban contexts. He also produces digital zines and self-published digital photo books that extend this ongoing archive of the city. Before moving to Mumbai, he documented the streets of Bangalore through the blog “Which Main? What Cross?”, an early exploration of neighbourhood memory and street geography.
Professionally, he works in advertising as Creative Director at Underdog, a design shop in Mumbai.
Twitter: https://x.com/sloganmurugan
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mumbaipaused
Blogs:
- https://mumbaipaused.substack.com
- https://mumbaipaused.blogspot.com
- https://mainsandcrosses.blogspot.com
- https://mumbaipaused.stck.me