• Adventure,  Art,  Family,  Travel

    My Best Photographic Experience in 2012

    © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Photograph of Me by Azman Jumat at Dal Lake Kashmir To begin with this is not a set of my best photographs of 2012 but it is among a few collections of my photographic experience this year. If you have been following my blog for a while, you’ll know that I’m a photographer working with the government of Malaysia and photography also happens to be my hobby. Why I’m saying this because sometimes, working photographers have other hobbies as well and not necessarily related to photography, I know some photographers who like cycling, fishing and riding a big bike during their free times but for…

  • Adventure,  Art,  Travel

    Travel and Photography | Winter Wonderland In Sonamarg Kashmir

    © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Once Upon a Time in Sonamarg | Kashmir “When you travel, you experience, in a very practical way, the act of rebirth. You confront completely new situations, the day passes more slowly, and on most journeys you don’t even understand the language the people speak. So you are like a child just out of the womb. You begin to attach much more importance to the things around you because your survival depends upon them. You begin to be more accessible to others because they may be able to help you in different situations. At the same time, since all things are new, you see only…

  • Adventure,  Art,  Life,  Travel

    The Pros and Cons of Traveling Solo For Photographer’s

    © 2012 Ahmad Shukri | A Photograph of Me Standing (Posing) on a Hanging Bridge in Langtang Valley | Nepal To begin with, I’ve never done any solo traveling before but I can share with you guys what I think about solo traveling, it’s pros and cons, and to begin with, I will never get the photos of myself above standing on that hanging bridge in Langtang Valley if I were traveling alone, the picture above were taken by my traveling companion, Ahmad Shukri, we takes turn photographing each other. Traveling solo or alone is not for everyone, and if you ever wanted to try solo traveling, I highly recommended…

  • Adventure,  Art,  Travel

    Travel and Photography | Istanbul | Yeni Camii | The New Mosque

    © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Yeni Camii | The New Mosque | Istanbul The Yeni Camii, The New Mosque or Mosque of the Valide Sultan (Turkish: ‘Yeni Cami, Yeni Valide Camii’) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is situated on the Golden Horn at the southern end of the Galata Bridge. It is one of the best-known sights of Istanbul. The construction of the mosque first began in 1597. It was ordered by Safiye Sultan, who was the wife of Sultan Murad III. The original architect was Davut Ağa, an apprentice to the great Mimar Sinan. However, Davut Aga died in 1599…

  • Adventure,  Art,  Travel

    Into The Wild | Langtang National Park | Nepal Himalaya

    © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Langtang Valley | Langtang National Park | Nepal “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…