-
Final Farewell | Malaysia Airlines MH17 | Coming Home
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Army personnel carry a coffin to a hearse during the arrival ceremony of Malaysia Airlines MH17 victims at the Kuala Lumpur International airport in Sepang. Five remains of Malaysian victims on Malaysia Airlines MH17 arrived today from Amsterdam, October 3, 2014. ” Almost everything, all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure, these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to…
-
Photography Composition Tips | Fill The Frame
© 2011 Wazari Wazir | Guard of Honor | Parliament Square | Kuala Lumpur If you want your photograph to have more visual impact to the viewers, “Filling the Frame” is the answer. Great photographers knows what to include and what to exclude in their photograph, off course you should not fills your frame all the time but you must take into consideration what should goes into the frame. If by including the background or the environment will make your photograph have more impact, then by all mean, please do so but if you think the background only make your photograph look messy or cluttered then exclude them. To fill…
-
Photojournalism | The Assignment | Cotabato | Mindanao Philippines
© 2011 Wazari Wazir | The Assignment | Cotabato | Mindanao Philippines This is quite rare and special assignment that was given to me by my department, actually it was last minute assignment. We get an invitation from Ministry of Defense MINDEF for two day coverage for working visit Deputy Minister of Defence Malaysia YB Datuk Dr. Abdul Latiff Ahmad to Mindanao Philippines from 9th to 10th April 2011. This is my first experience visiting Philippines and also my first experience flying with The Lockheed C-130 Hercules or better known as Charlie 130. It is not as comfortable as flying with commercial aircraft but it is an experience that I will never forget. The flight…
You May Also Like
Traveling Trans-Siberian Railway Alone
-
Joy of Reading | As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me
© 2011 Wazari Wazir | Joy of Reading | As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me | by Josef M. Bauer “A Story of Human Courage, Endurance and Terror.” ( Washington Post ) I don’t quite remember where I heard or read about this post, maybe from one of amy blogs that I read, I just don’t know but once I’ve read about the review on Amazon, I just can’t help it but to get this book. The truth is I still have few other books laying around in my home that have not yet be read, still in it’s plastic cover but I guess, Just like any bookworm,…
You May Also Like
Traveling Trans-Siberian Railway Alone
-
Photography | Expressive Blur
© 2010 Wazari Wazir | Marching at Parliament House | Kuala Lumpur “It is important to remember that there is nothing inherently “wrong” or “bad” about a blurry or soft image. There are those in photography who cherish critical sharpness as if it was a virtue in itself. Anything short of a tack-sharp picture will produce a deletion. Many beginning photographers are convinced that a blurred image is somehow inferior to a sharp image, and will instinctively strive for sharpness alone as a virtue. Such attitudes can be counter productive when it comes to expression. Images that are brilliantly frozen in time and pictures that extend time and imply motion…