LUCKNOW: If a picture speaks a thousand words, there is a rich library at Lucknow Literature Festival.There are four photography exhibitions, each holding its own, at the event. Curious visitors are thronging to the exhibitions to see the work of photographers from across the world.Serving as a memorial of the most defining moment of Indian history, the exhibition by Partition Museum, Amritsar, displays photographs and items donated by families who experienced and survived Partition."Our motive is to document and remember the stories of the millions of families affected at the time of Partition. Through the collective efforts of affected families, we have displayed photographs and belongings they carried at that moment, such as utensils, embroidered clothes and resettlement cards," said Priyanka Seshadri from Partition Museum.Inspired by the magnificent Awadh architecture, pictures displayed by Lucknow-based photographer Ajaish Kumar Jaiswal capture the essence of the architecture of Bada Imambara."The pictures are titled 'Public and Spaces' where visitors and the monument are captured at different moments, each portraying different moods of the serene historic surrounding," said Jaiswal.Curated by Brazilian photographer Filipe Aires, the exhibition of 15 frames clicked in different parts of India such as Jaipur, Udaipur, Delhi and Lucknow capture and explore everyday life and emotions of the common man."I came to India two years ago. The culture, cuisine, history and people here have always inspired me. Photographing those has taught me to see things with a different perspective," said Aires.On the same lines, Rahul Singh, a freelance photographer, has attempted to redefine the heritage of Varanasi by clicking the streets and ghats of Varanasi.

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