• Art,  Black and White,  Travel

    Family Photography at Kuala Penyu | Sabah

    © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Family Outing at Kuala Penyu Beach | Sabah Malaysia North Borneo Sometimes it pays to keep it simple when photographing people. The background has nothing much to shout about, just an empty beach with no significant landmark about this place, so I try to concentrate on my subject, which is my family. The photograph of me with my children is taken by my wife. At first I did try to edit this photographs in colours but I just couldn’t get the mood that I want, so I decided to make it into black and white to keep it simple, to take out a distractions that came from the…

  • Adventure,  Art,  Travel

    Bolehkah Anda Mendaki Gunung Kinabalu?

    © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Mount Kinabalu Climber On Its Way to Laban Rata Saya tak boleh nak jawab sebenarnya pertanyaan tu tetapi itu adalah pertanyaan yang saya dapat melaui email. Ada seorang sahabat bertanya, saya tiada pengalaman mendaki gunung, boleh ke saya menjejakkan kaki ke puncak Gunung Kinabalu? Sebelum tu terdapat syarat ataupun panduan yang ditetapkan oleh pihak yang menguruskan Kinabalu Park iaitu Sutera Harbour. Antara lain ialah, “it is recommended” atau disyorkan bahawa semua pendaki perlu mandapatkan pemeriksaan perubatan sebelum mencuba apa-apa aktiviti mendaki gunung. Jika anda mempunyai sejarah menghidap penyakit berikut, elakkan dari mendaki: Tekanan darah tinggi, kencing manis, denyutan, Arthritis, Penyakit jantung, anemia teruk, ulser peptik, sawan…

  • Adventure,  Art,  Travel

    Travel and Photography | Once Upon a Time In Kota Belud | Sabah

    © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Kota Belud Countryside | Rice Field | Sabah | Malaysia North Borneo “I roamed the countryside searching for answers to things I did not understand. Why thunder lasts longer than that which causes it, and why immediately on its creation the lightning becomes visible to the eye while thunder requires time to travel. How the various circles of water form around the spot which has been struck by a stone and why a bird sustains itself in the air. These questions and other strange phenomena engaged my thought  throughout my life.” – Leonardo Da Vinci – Tweet news and informationbusiness,health,entertainment,technology automotive,business,crime,health,life,politics,science,technology,travel

  • Adventure,  Art,  Travel

    Travel and Photography | Why Do People Climb Mountains

    © 2013 Wazari Wazir | View From The Summit of Mount Kinabalu | Low’s Peak Why do people climb mountains? Well, actually I don’t know why. But the most famous answer on why people climb mountains come from Sir George Mallory, one of the first people to try to summit Everest, he said, “Because It’s There”. But then, his answer is too simple to really answer the question “Why”? People climb mountains for a wide variety of a reason, some people climb because they need some kind of an adventure, something that will pump up their adrenaline, some people like to test their limit, some people just need to know how far…

  • Art,  Travel

    Travel and Photography | Laban Rata | Mount Kinabalu | Sabah

    © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Laban Rata on a Clear Day © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Laban Rata Covered With Thick Mist © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Me Posing Against Laban Rata | Mount Kinabalu © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Welcome to Laban Rata Restaurant | Mount Kinabalu © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Laban Rata Restaurant | Mount Kinabalu Laban Rata offers a restaurant, dormitories with common bathroom and toilet, as well as private rooms that feature essential amenities. Sitting 3,272 metres above sea level in Kinabalu National Park, the lodge offers great views of the surrounding area, cool mountain air, and a quiet atmosphere. The lodge is also 90…