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Life is a Journey | Explore | Dream | Discover
© 2010 Wazari Wazir | Once Upon a Time in Jodhpur Rajasthan | India “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover”. – Mark Twain – “I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I’m going is what inspires me to travel it.” – Rosalia de Castro – “I shall be telling this with a sigh somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and…
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Travel Photography | Princes’ Island | Büyükada | Adalar | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Princes’ Island | Büyükada | Adalar | Istanbul Turkey The Princes’ Islands (Turkish: Prens Adaları “Prince Islands”, or more commonly Kızıl Adalar “Red Islands” or just Adalar as they are officially named; classical Greek: Πριγκήπων νήσοι Prinkēpōn nēsoi), are a chain of nine islands off the coast ofIstanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara. The islands also constitute the Adalar (literally Islands or Isles) district of Istanbul Province. The mayor of the Adalar (Isles) district is Mustafa Farsakoğlu (CHP); WikiPedia The largest island in the group, Büyükada (Great Island) shows is impressive from the ferry, with gingerbread villas climbing up the slopes of the hill and the bulbous twin cupolas of the Splendid Otel providing an unmistakable landmark. It’s a truly lovely spot to spend an…
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Travel Photography | Once Upon a Time in Kashmir | Hotel Swiss Kashmir
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Hotel Swiss Kashmir | Second From Right is The Hotel Swiss Manager Mr Rouf During my visit to Kashmir, I spend seven days in this hotel, Hotel Swiss Kashmir . I did not pre-booked the hotel in advance but just an email to the Hotel Swiss Manager Mr Rouf about my planning to visit there. I also ask him whether I need another document other than India Visa to get into Kashmir, everyone knows that Kashmir is an area of conflicts, sometimes I get confused whether Kashmir is in India or Kashmir has it’s very own government, an autonomous region. Once I get the confirmation from…
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Travel Photography | Topkapi Palace | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Gate of Salutation | Topkapi Palace | Istanbul Turkey The Topkapı Palace (Turkish: Topkapı Sarayı or in Ottoman Turkish: طوپقپو سرايى) is a large palace in Istanbul, Turkey, that was the primary residence of the Ottoman Sultans for approximately 400 years (1465-1856) of their 624-year reign. As well as a royal residence, the palace was a setting for state occasions and royal entertainments. It is now a major tourist attraction and contains important holy relics of the Muslim world, including Muhammed’s cloak and sword. The Topkapı Palace is among the monuments contained within the “Historic Areas of Istanbul”, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site…
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Master Black and White Photoshop Editing
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Akasaka Place | Tokyo | Original Photograph © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Variety of Black and White and Sepia Editing If you have been following me all this while, you will noticed that I love doing black and white Photoshop editing, especially for my sons picture. Actually the method of my editing also can be applied to a wide range of subjects, not necessarily for portrait, you can also use it for landscape and architectural photograph like the photograph above. There are many ways to turn your picture into black and white in Photoshop and I’ve try most of the technique but the most important…