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Photojournalism | Featured in Malaysia Aperture Photography Magazine
I’m not very good at blowing my very own horn or promoting myself, actually this interview with Aperture Magazine, Malaysia very own photography magazine was held in early January this year for February 2012 issues. I was interviewed by Mr Joe Aperture Magazine editor himself. They want me to share some of my experience working as one of Malaysia Official Government Photographer covering Malaysian history through photography. Actually it was quite a long interview and some of them get edited to fits the magazine. They asked me to give them some of my favorite pictures but only this few one got published, anyway if you wanted to see some of…
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The Photojournalist | Behind The Scene at Parliament Square
© 2011 Wazari Wazir | The Photojournalist at Parliament Square | Kuala Lumpur The photograph above were taken during welcoming ceremony of the State Visit of His Excellency The Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada to Malaysia on 14th November 2011 at Parliament Square here in Kuala Lumpur. I took this picture behind a group of a photojournalist so that I can share with you what the behind the scene look like, we we were position during this ceremony. Normally we will arrive here an hour earlier before the ceremony began. Just to make sure everything was in order and even though most of the photographers here have…
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Expressive Portraiture | What is Expressive Photography?
© 2011 Wazari Wazir | Expressive Portraiture “If it Makes You Laugh, If it Makes You Cry, If it Rips Your Heart, That’s a Good Picture.” – Eddie Adams – I believe that Eddie Adams quote above summed it all about “What is Expressive Photography” is all about. Maybe I should keep my entry short with the quote but just to make things clear, Expressive Photography does not necessarily involved human being, in can be any subject, it can be still life, it can be landscape, seascape, it can be a mountains, an animal, it can be anything as long as the subject mange to touch our heart, evoke our…
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Photojournalism | The Photographers and The Prime Minister
© 2011 Wazari Wazir | The Photographers and The Prime Minister at Kuala Lumpur Sentral This is how we the Photojournalist work to get the picture of our Prime Minister Najib Razak during one of my assignment here in Kuala Lumpur Sentral, actually my assignment start in Putrajaya and then we ride the ERL or Express rail Link together with the Prime Minister and all his Cabinet Ministers to Kuala Lumpur Sentral where the main event took place. How do I get the shot? You might be wondering, actually there are few taxis behind waiting for their cars to get the Malaysian flag stick onto their windscreen by the Prime…
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Photojournalism | The Official Assignment
© Wazari Wazir | Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak (L) With Right Honourable Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho during official welcoming ceremony outside Prime Minister office in Putrajaya, outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on May 5th 2011. Just wanted to share with you some of the picture taken during The Official Visit of The Right Honourable Pakalitha Mosisili Prime Minister of Lesotho and Mrs. Mathato Mosisili to Malaysia from 4-7 My 2011. This photograph were taken outside Prime Minister Office in Putrajaya during a photo call. The photograph above were shot with 300 mm f2.8 lens because the distance between us the photographers were quite far from where they were…