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Travel Photography | Once Upon a Time at Eminönü | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Once Upon a Time at Eminonu | Istanbul Eminönü is a former district of Istanbul in Turkey, now a neighbourhood of Fatih district. This is the heart of the walled city of Constantine, the focus of a history of incredible richness. Eminönü covers roughly the area on which the ancient Byzantium was built. The Galata Bridge crosses the Golden Horn into Eminönü and the mouth of the Bosphorus opens into the Marmara Sea. Up on the hill stands Topkapı Palace, the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) and Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya). Thus Eminönü is the main tourist destination in Istanbul. It was a part of the…
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The Joy of Travel | Fish Kebab in Istanbul
© 2013 Wazari Wazir | Enjoying Fish Kebabs at Eminonu “If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.” – James A. Michener – I believe that there are a thousand reasons why we should travel and there are also a thousand reasons why we should’t, why we should spent our whole life at one place till our last breath. I’m not here to list down all the reasons because I know that if you love travelling, it doesn’t matter much to you, instead of pondering at the reason, you better check the air tickets and just buy…
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Fotografi Kembara | Istanbul Aku Datang | Spice Bazaar | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Spice Bazaar | Istanbul | Turkey Antara tarikan utama di Istanbul Selain daripada Masjid Biru dan Muzium Aya Sofya ialah Grand Bazaar dan Spice Bazaar ataupun Pasar Rempah yang terletak di Eminönü, Spice Bazaar ini terletak tidak jauh dari Yeni Camii ataupun lebih dikenali dengan The New Mosque, jangan pula kita keliru dengan nama “New Mosque” ini, walaupun namanya ialah “Masjid Baru, namun usia masjid ini melebihi empat ratus tahun. Spice Bazaar ialah bazaar kedua terbesar selepas Grand Bazaar, ianya dibina sekitar tahun 1660. Terletak di Eminönü, sekiranya anda menginap di hotel sekitar Sultanahmet, maka untuk ke Eminönü anda boleh memilih untuk berjalan kaki (lebih kurang 30 minit dari…
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Istanbul | Travel Photography Tips | Don’t Forget To Take An Establishing Shots
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Eminonu | Istanbul Turkey Have you ever read any travel photography magazines lately? Have you look at their centre spread? Normally most travel; magazines, especially when the article focus on one particular city or country will use a centre spread to put an establishing shot, normally it will involved a wide angle view of certain places, main attraction of that particular place, to put context to the photograph and also a way to introduce the viewers to the geographical location of a particular scene just like in the movie. This establishing shot does not look great in small size, because it is complicated, there is so…
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