• Art,  Assignment,  Photojournalism,  Travel

    Merdeka | 56th Malaysia’s Independence Day | My Sovereign Malaysia : My Native Land

    © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Malaysia’s 56th Independence Day Celebration at Independence Square Kuala Lumpur This is some of the photographs that I managed to captured during  our National Day celebrations marking the 56th anniversary of the country’s independence at Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur August 31st 2013. Unlike previous year (2012), this year I was assigned to cover the event from a static position in front of the main stage where the VVIP were seated. I was equipped with only one camera body which is Nikon D3 with 24-120 mm and 70-200 mm lens, actually the 70-200mm lens were not really suitable from this position but that’s all I’ve because…

  • Art,  Assignment,  Black and White,  Photojournalism

    Merdeka | 56th Malaysia Independence Day in Black and White

    © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Malaysia 56th Independence Day | Independence Square Kuala Lumpur Photograph taken during a full day rehearsal of Malaysia 56th Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur. I spend quite a bit of time here, taking pictures of this flag bearers getting ready. I’m sorry guys, I’m not really into writing a long article here, too much going on here and I’m quite busy lately but I still have a lot of photographs to be shared. Anyway just enjoy this photograph and one more thing, to those of you who plan to visit Malaysia especially Kuala Lumpur, please be sure to visit this place known locally as “Dataran…

  • Assignment,  Photojournalism

    Trooping The Colours | Istiadat Mengarak Panji-Panji Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di-Pertuan Agong

    © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Malaysia King | Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah | Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong XIV © 2013 Wazari Wazir | The Yang di-Pertuan Agong inspected a guard-of-honour mounted by 22 officers and 540 personnel of other ranks headed by the first battalion Royal Malay Regiment commanding officer Lieutenant-Colonel Mohd Rosli Abu Bakar. © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak Arrived at Independence Square © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin Arrived at Independence Square Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah attended the trooping of the colours ceremony at…

  • Adventure,  Art,  Travel

    Kuala Lumpur Oh Kuala Lumpur | Dataran Merdeka | Sultan Abdul Samad Building

    © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Kuala Lumpur | Sultan Abdul Samad Building The Sultan Abdul Samad Building (Malay: Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad; Jawi: باڠونن سلطان عبدالصمد) is located in front of the Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) and the Royal Selangor Club, by Jalan Raja in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The structure takes its name from Sultan Abdul Samad, the reigning sultan of Selangor at the time when construction began. The building houses the offices of the Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture of Malaysia (Malay: Kementerian Penerangan, Komunikasi dan Kebudayaan Malaysia). It formerly housed the superior courts of the country: the Federal Court of Malaysia, the Court of Appeals and the…