Pictures reveal the colour and chaos of cab rides
Outside the roads are chaotic, a frantic collision of noise, colour and heat as residents try to traverse one of the world’s busiest cities.
But the inside of the Padmini cabs of Mumbai are just as frantic and just as noisy.
Photographer Dougie Wallace has captured the chaotic trips of taxi drivers in India’s biggest city, home to 18million.
He spent four years visiting Mumbai, taking pictures of the drivers and passengers inside the famous black and yellow Premier Padmini taxis.
They are now defunct after the government passed a law to scrap all vehicles more than 20 years old.
His pictures are a testament to the spirit of the iconic cabs, which graced the streets of Mumbai for more than five decades and now will never be forgotten.
The dad- of- one’s new book Road Wallah tells the story of these cars and their drivers.
Wallace, of Paisley – who was last week named Street Photographer of the Year in the prestigious Magnum Photography Awards – said: “Mumbai is a city of immigrants, as are the majority of the taxi drivers.
“My images give a glimpse into the chaotic and claustrophobic environment in which these drivers can spend up to 24 hours a day, often sleeping in their cabs.
“For me, the taxis were objects of amazement, decorated and personalised by their drivers in ways that showed their pride in their job.
“Many were pimped with large speakers in the boot that blasted