By Matters India Reporter
MUMBAI, November 6, 2026: Amidst the growing spectre of Artificial Intelligence and its far-reaching influence, music enthusiasts have an opportunity to view real photographs of real performing music artists that could be fast fading into history.
The exhibition features photographs clicked with a real camera, rather than the burgeoning mobile camera variety, showcasing the world of music in Mumbai, where Verus Ferreira, a local Catholic, is a name to reckon with, according to a press release issued by organizers.
Ferreira covers live concerts with aplomb and possesses a rare feel for music. His expertise encompasses listening to both live and recorded music, writing about the genre, and photographing how music comes to life, capturing singers, their expressions, instruments, and instrumentalists.
Ferreira has authored two music-related books, “The Great Music Quiz Book” and “The Great Rock Music Quiz Book,” which continue to be available at prominent bookstores and online platforms.
A walk through the exhibition of his photographs reveals that while Ferreira might technically be called a music journalist, that label serves as a mere professional identity.
Instead, his work demonstrates that he is a musicologist. While a music journalist merely reports on music performances, a musicologist studies and researches the history, theory, and science of the genre being reported on—a skill requiring passion that best identifies Ferreira.
Titled “Lights, Camera, Action – An Exhibition of Concert Photography by Verus Ferreira,” the event is as much about Ferreira himself as it is about his distinctively classy photography.
The collection was first staged in November 2024 at the Bombay Art Society in Bandra Reclamation. The current showing runs from Oct. 16 to Oct. 31, 2026, at Free Press Journal House in Nariman Point.
The celebrities pictured in the exhibited photographs range from Usha Uthup, Guns N’ Roses’ Slash, Steve Vai, Eric Martin of Mr Big, and Anoushka Shankar to Lesle Lewis, Boney M’s Liz Mitchell, Zubin Mehta, and Coldplay’s Chris Martin alongside A.R. Rahman, among many others.
The emotions essayed in each portrait range from the unbelievable to the unimaginable. The depth of emotion evident in the artists’ performances must be sensed firsthand to be captured in pictures, resulting in striking images caught on Ferreira’s camera lens.
As a bonus for visitors, any exhibit can be purchased at a price of 3,000 rupees ($32) per frame, which offers a steal for true music aficionados.
While experienced cameramen generally take good pictures but rarely make good pictures of themselves, Ferreira stands out as an exception. He maintains a dazzle behind his Canon 1500D camera that captivates just as much before any camera.
Additional information on his work can be found online at www.musicunplugged.in or www.verusferreira.com.