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Travel and Photography | The Photographers and The Himalayas | Pokhara Nepal
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | The Photographers and The Himalayas | Sunrise at Pokhara Nepal “Photography is a funny thing. It is a way to capture a moment, explore the world, create art and tell a story. Its beauty lies in the feelings it conveys to the viewer, which can differ vastly from person to person. Yet a camera cannot truly capture all the human eye can see; the subtle changes of light, shades of colour and depth of our view can never be fully realised in a frame. And still, there is a beauty and magnificence that a single image can convey that is beyond description. It is a…
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Travel and Photography | Portraiture at Pokhara With Traditional Malay Outfit | Baju Melayu
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Self Portrait Against The Himalayan Region © 2014 Wazari Wazir | Rade Knoxville | Annapurna Range in The Background © 2014 Wazari Wazir | Shukur Jahar | Annapurna Range in The Background Baju Melayu is a traditional Malay outfit for men. It literally translates as ‘Malay Shirt’ and consists of two main parts. The first being the baju (long sleeved shirt) itself which has a raised stiff collar known as the ‘cekak musang’ collar (literally fox’s lease). The second part is the trousers. The two parts are made out of the same type of fabric which is usually silk, cotton, or a mixture of polyester…
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Travel and Photography | The Photographer and The Mountain at Sarangkot | Pokhara Nepal
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | The Photographer and The Mountain at Sarangkot | Pokhara Nepal “The landscape is like being there with a powerful personality and I’m searching for just the right angles to make that portrait come across as meaningful as possible.” – Galen Rowell – Sarangkot lies at the altitude of 1592 m above sea level, is the small hilltop which is famous for its breath taking view of sunrise and Annapurna range and Fishtail (Machapuchare). From here, you can see a panoramic sweep of Himalayan peaks, from Dhaulagiri (8167 m) in the west to the perfect pyramid that is Machhapuchhare (6997 m) and the rounded peak of Annapurna…
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Travel and Photography | Once Upon a Time in Bhaktapur
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Bhaktapur | Nepal “Were there nothing else in Nepal save the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, it would still be aptly worth making a journey half way round the globe to see.” – E.A. Powell – Bhaktapur (Nepali: भक्तपुर Bhaktapur ), also Bhadgaon or Khwopa (Nepal Bhasa: ख्वप Khwopa), is an ancient Newar town in the east corner of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. It is located in Bhaktapur District in the Bagmati Zone. It is the third largest city in Kathmandu valley and was once the capital of Nepal during the great Malla Kingdom until the second half of the 15th century. Bhaktapur is famous for special…
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Travel Bookstore in Thamel Kathmandu | Nepal Book Depot
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Nepal Book Depot | Thamel Kathmandu If you were looking for great travel book, especially about The Himalaya, Tibet, India and Nepal, then this Nepal Book Depot is one of the best place to visit. You can haggle a bit about the price here and what surprise me more is that, some of the books here are very hard to find even on Amazon website, quite rare and the price area reasonably cheap, especially if I compared it to my home country in Kuala Lumpur or even on Amazon. © 2014 Wazari Wazir | Nepal Book Depot | Thamel Kathmandu I just bought three books…
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