• Assignment,  Emotion,  Life,  Travel

    Final Farewell | Malaysia Airlines MH17 | Coming Home

    03/10/2014 /

    © 2014 Wazari Wazir | Army personnel carry a coffin to a hearse during the arrival ceremony of Malaysia Airlines MH17 victims at the Kuala Lumpur International airport in Sepang. Five remains of Malaysian victims on Malaysia Airlines MH17 arrived today from Amsterdam, October 3, 2014. ” Almost everything, all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure, these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to…

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  • Assignment,  Photojournalism

    Photography Assignment | The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Official Birthday Celebration

    01/06/2013 /

    © 2013 Wazari Wazir | The First Battalion of The Royal Malay Regiment Mounting a Guard of Honor at National Palace Square © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Guard of Honour Getting Ready Outside Malaysia National Palace During Malaysia King Official Birthday Celebration. © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak, Salutes an Honor Guards During Official King Birthday Celebration © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Malaysia King, The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Queen Raja Permaisuri Agong Sit on The Throne at National Palace © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Investiture Ceremony Held at National Palace in  Conjunction With Malaysia King Official Birthday Celebration.   I have had the honor to photograph Malaysia…

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  • History,  Photojournalism

    Published | Malaysia Aperture Photography Magazine

    17/03/2013 /

    © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Some of My Photographs Published in Malaysia Aperture Magazine | March 2013 I think there is no better way to appreciate a photograph but in prints and finally some of my recent assignment in Tokyo Japan were published in Malaysia’s Aperture Magazine  March 2013 under MPPA or Malaysian Press Photographers Association. I was interviewed by Aperture Magazine writer, Nor Izani Abdullah but unfortunately the magazine is only available in Malaysia and it is written in Malay, not in English. A little bit about the articles, it is mostly about how a photojournalist, which is about my experience covering an official assignment and  the protocol involved.…

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  • Photojournalism,  Travel

    Travel Photography | Ortaköy Mosque Under Restoration

    17/12/2012 /

    © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Ortaköy Mosque Under Restortion | Istanbul Turkey Ortaköy (literally Middle Village in Turkish) is a neighbourhood, formerly a small village, within the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, located in the middle of the European bank of the Bosphorus. Ortaköy was a cosmopolitan area during the Ottoman era and the first decades of the Turkish Republic, with communities of Turks, Greeks, Armenians and Jews. Today the neighbourhood still hosts many different religious (Muslim, Jewish, Orthodox, and other Christian) structures. It is also a popular spot for locals and tourists alike, with its art galleries, night clubs, cafés, bars, and restaurants. The Neo-Baroque style Ortaköy Mosque is…

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