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Travel Photography | Dal Lake | Kashmir | Paradise on Earth
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Dal Lake | Kashmir “No, life cannot be understood flat on a page. It has to be lived; a person has to get out of his head, has to fall in love, has to memorize poems, has to jump off bridges into rivers, has to stand in an empty desert and whisper sonnets under his breath. We get one story, you and I, and one story alone. God has established the elements, the setting and the climax and resolution. It would be a crime not to venture out, wouldn’t it?” – Donald Miller – Tweet news and informationbusiness,health,entertainment,technology automotive,business,crime,health,life,politics,science,technology,travel
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Travel Photography | Winter in Pahalgam | Kashmir Paradise on Earth
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Travel Photography | Winter in Pahalgam | Kashmir Paradise on Earth “Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.” – Yoko Ono – For those of you who like Landscape Photography, I highly recommended you to visit Kashmir in Winter, yes it’s cold, it’s uncomfortable at a time but I believe great shot are hard to come by and most of the times we can only get a great shot if we embrace the “Uncomfortable”. From Dal Lake, Srinagar or from our hotel,…
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Travel Photography | Anglers On Galata Bridge | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Angers On Galata Bridge | In The Background is Suleymaniye Camii or Sulaiman Mosque | Istanbul Turkey “Whether I caught fish or not, just the thrill of rolling out that line and watching my fly turn over has been good enough for me. That and the hundreds of treasured memories I have of this wonderful sport.” – Curt Gowdy – I can spent few hours here on Galata Bridge watching the anglers doing their activities. We stay around Sultanahmet area, so to get here is very easy, just take the tram from Sultanahmet station and in less than ten minutes, we will reach Eminonu station,…
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Travel Photography | Eyup | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Eyup | Istanbul Turkey “We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” – Jawaharial Nehru – Tweet news and informationbusiness,health,entertainment,technology automotive,business,crime,health,life,politics,science,technology,travel
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Travel Photography | Children of Balat | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Children of Balat | Istanbul Turkey Balat is the traditional Jewish quarter in the Fatih district of Istanbul. It is located on the European side of Istanbul, in the old city on the historic peninsula, on the western bank of the Golden Horn. (Another Istanbul neighborhood deeply associated with Jewish settlement is Kuzguncuk on the Asian shore.) Today Balat is a working-class district on the shores of the Golden Horn. Though it once had as many as nineteen synagogues, only two of importance remain, the famous Ahrida, and the neighboring Yanbol. The site of a Jewish school is close by, and Or Ahayim Jewish Hospital…