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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…
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Travel Photography | Eyup | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Ferry Terminal Eyup | Istanbul Turkey © 2012 Wazari Wazir | People Line Up To Get Into Ferry From Eyup Ferry Terminal | Eyup Istanbul Turkey © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Eyup Sultan Camii | Eyup Mosque | Eyup | Istanbul Turkey Eyüp is a municipality (belediye) and district of the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The district extends from the Golden Horn all the way to the shore of the Black Sea. Eyüp is also the name of a prominent neighborhood and former village in the district, located at the confluence of the Kağıthane and Alibey streams at the head of the Golden Horn. The…
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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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Happy Birthday My Son | Happy Birthday Raphael
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Raphael is One Year Old on 7th June 2012 | Syukur Alhamdulillah © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Happy Birthday Raphael – Anak – When you were born into this world Your mom and dad saw a dream fulfilled Dream come true The answer to their prayers You were to them a special child Gave ’em joy every time you smiled Each time you cried They’re at your side to care Child, you don’t know You’ll never know how far they’d go To give you all their love can give To see you through and God it’s true They’d die for you, if they must, to…
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Photojournalism | Thank You Mr. Bodyguard | 25th World Gas Conference 2012
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak (Centre), President and Chief Executive Officer of Malaysia’s state oil firm Petronas, Shamsul Azhar Abbas (Left) and and President of the International Gas Union, Abdul Rahim Hashim (Right), arrive for the opening of the 25th World Gas Conference 2012 in Kuala Lumpur June 4, 2012. © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Thank You Mr. Bodyguard Good ob is a good job, and I’ve to say “Thank You Mr. Bodyguard” especially to the Malaysia’s Prime Minister’s Bodyguard for clearing the space to give a great photo opportunity for photojournalist to get a better uninterrupted view of our Prime Minister’s upon his arrival…