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Portrait From Kashmir | The Mountain Man
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | The Mountain Man of Sonamarg | Kashmir | February 2012 When Jack London had his portrait made by the noted San Francisco photographer Arnold Genthe, London began the encounter with effusive praise for the photographic art of his friend and fellow bohemian, Genthe. “You must have a wonderful camera…It must be the best camera in the world…You must show me your camera.” Genthe then used his standard studio camera to make what has since become a classic picture of Jack London. When the sitting was finished, Genthe could not contain himself: “I have read your books, Jack, and I think they are important works of…
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Travel Photography | Into The Wild | Kashmir in Winter
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Winter in Sonamarg | Kashmir February 2012 “So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon,…
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Photography | What Camera Should I Buy?
What camera should I buy? I’ve always get this kind of questions coming through my email. Yes I’ve been through this before but it was during camera film and back then it was not really difficult to make a decision, because there is no such things as Full Frame or Non Full Frame Camera and we have no problem about which camera is good when it comes to HIGH ISO performance, since the ISO is largely depend on the type of film that you are using and not like todays camera whereby each camera from a different manufacture have different quality when it comes to High ISO performance, some camera…
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Family Days Out | National Palace | Istana Negara Kuala Lumpur
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Family Days Out | The Throne of (Old) National Palace | Istana Negara Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia A photograph of my family taken during Pameran Raja Kita “Our King Exhibition” held at (Old National Palace), In conjunction with the coronation of the new Malaysia King the 14th, King Tuanku Abdul Halim Shah Mu’adzam, an exhibition about the history and anything related toward the king of Malaysia are being held at the old National Palace starting from 16 April 2012 to 15 June 2012. Open to the public from 9 am to 5 pm and entry is free. The Istana Negara (Malay for National Palace) along Jalan…
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Travel Photography | Children of Sonamarg, Kashmir | Curiosity of a Stranger
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Children of Sonamarg Kashmir “I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.” – Eleanor Roosevelt – “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney – “Curiosity in children, is but an appetite for knowledge. The great reason why children abandon themselves wholly to silly pursuits and trifle away their time insipidly is, because they find their curiosity balked, and their inquiries neglected.” – John Locke – Tweet news…