• Assignment,  Photojournalism

    Photography Assignment | The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Official Birthday Celebration

    © 2013 Wazari Wazir | The First Battalion of The Royal Malay Regiment Mounting a Guard of Honor at National Palace Square © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Guard of Honour Getting Ready Outside Malaysia National Palace During Malaysia King Official Birthday Celebration. © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak, Salutes an Honor Guards During Official King Birthday Celebration © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Malaysia King, The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Queen Raja Permaisuri Agong Sit on The Throne at National Palace © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Investiture Ceremony Held at National Palace in  Conjunction With Malaysia King Official Birthday Celebration.   I have had the honor to photograph Malaysia…

  • Assignment,  Photojournalism,  Politic,  Reportage Photography

    Photojournalism | The Photographers and The Prime Minister

    © 2011 Wazari Wazir | The Photographers and The Prime Minister at Kuala Lumpur Sentral This is how we the Photojournalist work to get the picture of our Prime Minister Najib Razak during one of my assignment here in Kuala Lumpur Sentral, actually my assignment start in Putrajaya and then we ride the ERL or Express rail Link together with the Prime Minister and all his Cabinet Ministers to Kuala Lumpur Sentral where the main event took place. How do I get the shot? You might be wondering, actually there are few taxis behind waiting for their cars to get the  Malaysian flag stick onto their windscreen by the Prime…

  • Assignment,  People,  Photojournalism,  Politic,  Travel

    Photojournalism | President Austria Visit to Malacca

    © 2010 Wazari Wazir | A group Photograph of His Excellency Dr. Heinz Fischer The Federal President of Austria and delegates, taken at Cheng Hoon Teng Temple , Malaysia’s Oldest Traditional Chinese Temple located at Jalan Tokong Malacca. © 2010 Wazari Wazir | President Austria at Malacca in Trishaw Passing Iconic Malacca Famous A Famosa © 2010 Wazari Wazir | President Austria (Blue Tie) and Delegates Walking Around Jalan Tokong in Malacca Just a quick post about my recent assignment in Malacca the Historical State of Malaysia during The Official Visit of His Excellency Dr. Heinz Fischer The Federal President of Austria to Malaysia. The President and delegates just make…

  • Assignment,  Historical Moment,  Malaysia,  Melayu,  News,  People,  Perdana Menteri Malaysia,  Photojournalism,  Politic,  Prime Minister

    The Assignment

    Official Visit Of His Royal Highness Haakon Crown Prince of Norway and Her Royal Highness Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway to Malaysia. ( 7-10 March 2010 ) I just wanted to share with you my department responsibility when Head of State, or when there is an Official Visit from Royal members especially The King and The Queen or Crown Prince or Princess come to Malaysia, my department was responsible to make full coverage from the very first day they touch down at the airport until they leave our country. We are responsible to make an album for them, full of pictures during their visit here in Malaysia. So in this…

  • Assignment,  Life,  Malaysia,  Moment,  News,  Photojournalism,  Politic

    Why Press Photographer Use Direct Flash

    © 2009 Wazari Wazir | The Photographers Why PRESS Photographers use direct flash? Lately there is misunderstanding among my friends of photographers about why PRESS photographers especially doesn’t use “Bounce Flash” doing their coverage of news related matter. Some of them think that shooting with a direct flash considered to be unprofessional, there will be harsh shadows if we use direct flash compared to bounce flash, to some extend they are right about those harsh shadows when using direct flash especially when the distance between the person that we photograph and the background, the wall for an example is close. The number one reason why PRESS doesn’t use bounce flash…