A visual tribute to the residency
Lucknowites got to witness the city's historical landmark, The Residency, in a creative solo photographic exhibition titled The Residency – A Thousand Stories Within, through the lens of an eminent photographer Anil Risal Singh, organised at a city hotel.
Inaugurated by Brajesh Pathak, Deputy Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh, and bureaucrat Neelabhja Chaudhary, the event saw a gathering of notable guests, including Dr
Anil Rastogi
, Prof Jay Krishna Agrawal, Vipul Goel, Jyotina Arun, Rakesh Kumar Maurya and others.
(L) Dr Angad Verma & Rahul Rai (R) Gaurav Prakash
Dr Anil Rastogi and Sudha Rastogi
(L) Geetika Shukla (R) Jyotsna Arun
'Photography is a means of expression, just like art but with a camera, it requires you to capture it through your creative angles,' shared Brajesh Pathak.
(L) Mausam Das (R) Nilabja Choudhury
(L) Sarvesh Goel (R) Purnima Varman
Speaking of the idea behind his photographs, Anil said, 'The monument witnessed massive destruction during the 1857 revolt and further deteriorated over time due to various factors. But those factors enhanced its beauty in unexpected ways. I've taken thousands of pictures of the Residency, it's the place where my creative expression flows and where my camera has captured its maximum shots.'
— Amina Ashraf
Rajiv Saurastri
Rashmi & Anushka Risal Singh
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(L-R) Anil Risal Singh, Brajesh Pathak & Rakesh Kumar Maurya (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal) Lucknowites got to witness the city's historical landmark, The Residency, in a creative solo photographic exhibition titled The Residency – A Thousand Stories Within, through the lens of an eminent photographer Anil Risal Singh, organised at a city hotel. Inaugurated by Brajesh Pathak, Deputy Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh, and bureaucrat Neelabhja Chaudhary, the event saw a gathering of notable guests, including Dr Anil Rastogi , Prof Jay Krishna Agrawal, Vipul Goel, Jyotina Arun, Rakesh Kumar Maurya and others. (L) Dr Angad Verma & Rahul Rai (R) Gaurav Prakash Dr Anil Rastogi and Sudha Rastogi (L) Geetika Shukla (R) Jyotsna Arun 'Photography is a means of expression, just like art but with a camera, it requires you to capture it through your creative angles,' shared Brajesh Pathak. (L) Mausam Das (R) Nilabja Choudhury (L) Sarvesh Goel (R) Purnima Varman Speaking of the idea behind his photographs, Anil said, 'The monument witnessed massive destruction during the 1857 revolt and further deteriorated over time due to various factors. But those factors enhanced its beauty in unexpected ways. I've taken thousands of pictures of the Residency, it's the place where my creative expression flows and where my camera has captured its maximum shots.' — Amina Ashraf Rajiv Saurastri Rashmi & Anushka Risal Singh
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