• Assignment,  Face,  History,  Malaysia,  People,  Photojournalism,  Travel

    Happy 53rd Malaysia Independence Day

    © 2008 Wazari Wazir | Malaysia Independence Day Parade | Dataran Merdeka Kuala Lumpur Today 31st August 2010, is Malaysia  53rd Independence Day. This is file picture taken in August 2008 at Merdeka Square Kuala Lumpur. This year the celebration was taken place at Putra Stadium Bukit Jalil Kuala Lumpur, it was indoor stadium, just like last year, this year the Independence Day fall in Ramadan, fasting month for all muslim worldwide. To all Malaysian, I would like to wish Happy 53rd Malaysia Independence Day. As a Photographer or anyone who have interest in photography we can show our love for Malaysia through photography, by sharing what a beautiful country…

  • Art,  Black and White,  Expression,  Photojournalism,  Street,  Travel

    Travel Photography | Istanbul | Istiklal Caddesi | Life On The Street

    © 2009 Wazari Wazir | Istanbul Turkey | Istiklal Caddesi This is not my latest picture, but a photograph taken last year, November 2009 at Istiklal Caddesi. Located in the Beyoğlu district in the modern part of Istanbul, Istiklal Caddesi (Independence Street) is the most famous pedestrian street in Istanbul. This three kilometer long avenue stretches from Taksim Square to Tünel, the world’s second-oldest subway. This place is visited by nearly 3 million people in a single day over the course of weekends. I’ve already share this very same picture in this blog before but in colors, back then I don’t have the time to play around with different kind of editing…

  • Art,  Black and White,  Emotion,  Life,  Malaysia,  Portrait,  Reportage Photography,  Travel

    Travel Photography | The Importance of Keywords

    © 2007 Wazari Wazir | Taman Negara | Malaysia National Park | Batek People This is a picture of Batek people, one of Malaysia’s  aboriginal groups, some people call them “Orang Asli”. I took this picture at the riverbank of Sungai Tembeling, National Park in Pahang. They are “nomadic”, moving from one place to another. I’m not going to write about Batek People here, or to tell you the history of Batek People settlement here in Malaysia but the purpose of this post is about “Keywords”. This blog will concentrate more on photography and nothing else. If you like to know about Batek people I,m very sure you can do…

  • Art,  Expression,  Photoshop,  Portrait

    Playing With Photoshop Texture

    “Hello Wazari I’ve bought your photoshop ebook and here what I’ve done using your textures. Your instructions are very simple and very easy to do it. I was used to use texture but I always have difficulty to get rid of the texture on faces and other part and with your book, it was perfect. Thanks again.” ( Marie-Pierre Trigla ) Texture Play by Marie-Pierre Trigla and Chimgla Photography | France Playing with Photoshop Texture  is not everyone cup of coffee especially for Malaysian, this kind of editing is quite new for some of Malaysian photographers,  the fact is this kind of technique has been around for quite some time…