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Travel Photography | The Magnificent AyaSofya, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | AyaSofya | Hagia Sophia | Istanbul | Turkey Hagia Sophia (/ˈhɑːɪə soʊˈfiːə/; from the Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία [aˈʝia soˈfia], “Holy Wisdom”; Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia; Turkish: Ayasofya) is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its dedication in 360 until 1453, it served as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral and seat of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Empire. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931, when it was secularized. It was opened…
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Istanbul Aku Datang | Tips Kembara Di Istanbul Turki
Dengan kemunculan filem terbaru lakonan pelakon jelita Lisa Surihani bertajuk “Istanbul Aku Datang” sedikit sebanyak pastinya akan menarik ramai rakyat Malaysia yang kaki travel untuk berkunjung ke sana, tetapi tanpa kehadiran filem tersebut, Istanbul dari dahulu lagi merupakan salah satu lokasi pelancongan terkemuka di dunia. Di sini kita boleh melihat pertembungan antara Asia dan Barat. Saya dapat banyak email yang bertanyakan tentang kos mengembara ke Istanbul, saya hanya boleh kongsikan sedikit pengalaman saya di sana secara kasar dan tidak terlalu terperinci, sebabnya, masa saya amat terhad. Untuk permulaan sebagai rakyat Malaysia kita amat bertuah kerana kita tidak perlukan Visa untuk melancong ke Turki untuk tempoh sehingga sembilan puluh hari. Saya mengembara…
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Travel Photography | Don’t Forget Self Portraits
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Once Upon a Time in Istanbul I’m not a travel photographer but I’m a photographer who like to travel a lot. Normally as photographers, we often forget to put ourselves in front of the camera. Most of times I travel with my friends and most of them are also like to take pictures, so even though we travel together, our interest is not the same, I mean I maybe like certain places or angle and my friends like to go to some other places and we end up walking alone when we reach a certain location. For an example while traveling to Istanbul recently, when…
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Travel Photography | Istanbul | Point of View From Galata Tower
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Travel Photography | The Right Camera Gear Does Matter
Some photographers will say, gear doesn’t matter, it’s the person behind the camera that matter. A camera is just a tool to take a photograph, a camera is just an idiot box which can’t take a picture itself. Depending on who you ask that question you will get a different answer. If you asking that question to professional photographers who make a living with photography you will get a different answer than those who take a photography just as a hobby. I want to talk about travel photography here, let’s just say that the only lens that you have is just 50mm lens. Yes you still can take a picture…