• Art,  Travel

    Life is a Journey | Adventure is Out There

    © 2009 Wazari Wazir | Once Upon a Time in London “So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for…

  • Adventure,  Travel

    Travel Photography | Once Upon a Time in Kashmir | Hotel Swiss Kashmir

    © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Hotel Swiss Kashmir | Second From Right is The Hotel Swiss Manager Mr Rouf During my visit to Kashmir, I spend seven days in this hotel, Hotel Swiss Kashmir . I did not pre-booked the hotel in advance but just an email to the Hotel Swiss Manager Mr Rouf about my planning to visit there. I also ask him whether I need another document other than India Visa to get into Kashmir, everyone knows that Kashmir is an area of conflicts, sometimes I get confused whether Kashmir is in India or Kashmir has it’s very own government, an autonomous region. Once I get the confirmation from…

  • Family,  Life

    Nothing Wrong With Snapshot | It’s The Moment That Matters

    © 2012 Wazari Wazir | My Son Raphael Crying at His Great-grandfather House | Kuala Penyu Sabah “A Perfect Photo That is Empty of Any Feeling Will Never Equal a Blurred Photo Full of Emotion.” – Olivier Föllmi – I’ve written about making a photograph and taking a photograph lately, so the picture above falls on “Taking a Photograph” category, Why? Because I’ve never make any preparation for the photograph, I just heard my son crying at my father-in-law kitchen(I was upstairs at that time) and I just took the picture without thinking  so much about the background, the messy background and the troublesome backlighting. In this photograph, it’s the…

  • Art,  Family,  Travel

    Making a Photograph | A Moment to Remember | Kota Kinabalu Sabah

    © 2012 Wazari Wazir | My Family Having Dinner at Kota Kinabalu In my previous post, I’ve written about Making a Photograph and taking a photograph, so in this case I’m making a photograph while having dinner with my family at Kota Kinabalu Sabah. The location of this food stalls is just next to Kota Kinabalu Wet Market and not very far from the big iconic Marlin fish statue. Why I call this “making a photograph”? I chose the right location where I can get the fishing boats in view and also this area is quite bright for me to use the natural light without using flash, in fact I…

  • Life,  Travel

    Adventure is Out There | Why Travel?

    © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Once Upon a Time in Kashmir Why?  “‘Why do you do it?’ friends often ask, perplexed, Brows raised, minds sorely vexed. ‘The world out there is dangerous! Aren’t you scared? Why do this? You need steady work, a house, two cars! You have only a motorbike, and sleep under stars!’ Dear friend, if you must ask, you cannot know This curiosity that drives me so. To you it is hidden; in me rises unbidden! But one day the world I’ll have ridden By iron steed, then perhaps this need Will have vanished, finally vanquished! That day will find me on deathbed, With no regrets for…