• History,  Photojournalism

    Published | Malaysia Aperture Photography Magazine

    © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Some of My Photographs Published in Malaysia Aperture Magazine | March 2013 I think there is no better way to appreciate a photograph but in prints and finally some of my recent assignment in Tokyo Japan were published in Malaysia’s Aperture Magazine  March 2013 under MPPA or Malaysian Press Photographers Association. I was interviewed by Aperture Magazine writer, Nor Izani Abdullah but unfortunately the magazine is only available in Malaysia and it is written in Malay, not in English. A little bit about the articles, it is mostly about how a photojournalist, which is about my experience covering an official assignment and  the protocol involved.…

  • 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…

  • Assignment,  Historical Moment,  Photojournalism,  Travel

    The Assignment | Once Upon a Time in Imperial Palace Tokyo | Japan

    © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Imperial Palace Tokyo | Japan While waiting for the Official Welcoming Ceremony to begin at The Imperial Palace Tokyo, I took the chance to get myself photograph together with Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, Honor Guard. At first I was a little bit of afraid to asked them whether I can get a photograph with them but I know then that the worst thing that they will say is  NO, so I braced myself and asked them and here is the picture. As a photographer, a photograph of myself is a “priceless souvenir”. Tweet news and informationbusiness,health,entertainment,technology automotive,business,crime,health,life,politics,science,technology,travel

  • Photojournalism,  Reportage Photography,  Travel

    The Photographers | Imperial Palace Tokyo Japan | Behind The Scene

    © 2012 Wazari Wazir | The Photographers at The Imperial Palace | Tokyo Japan Just wanted to share with you guys some random shots that I took inside The Imperial Palace Tokyo, before we were release to get into our position for the welcoming ceremony for The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Malaysian King) Official Visit to Japan recently. Before we enter the Imperial Palace compound, we were scanned throughly, including our camera, where they (the security) tell us to take a few blank shot wit our camera to prove to them that they are really a genuine camera and not a weapon, each time when we have an assignment here, inside…