Raised in Switzerland, photographer Suresh Naganathan learned to see rain as a gray, annoying presence—something to endure while waiting for the sun to return. But it was only after moving to India that this perception was completely overturned. In Raindrops, his ongoing photography project, Naganathan explores his personal connection with the monsoons of Mumbai, in a visual journey that swings between wonder, nostalgia, and chaos.

This project shot by Suresh Naganathan was born from an encounter with a climate that changes everything: brown hills turn green, waterfalls appear out of nowhere, colors explode beneath leaden skies. But Raindrops is not just an aesthetic ode to the rainy season—it’s also an intimate and sincere diary capturing the dual nature of the monsoon.

Suaresh Naganathan’s images alternate between the childlike joy sparked by the first drops of rain and the melancholy of endless sunless days, the laughter of passersby and the daily struggles caused by flooding.

Mumbai thus becomes the vibrant backdrop of this narrative: a city where life goes on—even in storms—and where water is as much a blessing as it is a challenge. Through his shots, Naganathan captures the monsoon in all its emotional power—a natural event that can become a mirror of the soul, a canvas for painters, a necessary pause, or a trial to overcome.

Raindrops is a visual reflection on perspective shifts, on the awe that arises when we embrace the complexity of things—even those that initially seem merely uncomfortable.