• 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…

  • Adventure,  Travel

    Travel Photography | Topkapi Palace | Istanbul Turkey

    © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Gate of Salutation | Topkapi Palace | Istanbul Turkey The Topkapı Palace (Turkish: Topkapı Sarayı or in Ottoman Turkish: طوپقپو سرايى) is a large palace in Istanbul, Turkey, that was the primary residence of the Ottoman Sultans for approximately 400 years (1465-1856) of their 624-year reign. As well as a royal residence, the palace was a setting for state occasions and royal entertainments. It is now a major tourist attraction and contains important holy relics of the Muslim world, including Muhammed’s cloak and sword. The Topkapı Palace is among the monuments contained within the “Historic Areas of Istanbul”, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site…

  • Art,  Travel

    Once Upon a Time in Tokyo | Imperial Palace Guard

    © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Imperial Palace Guard | Tokyo Japan While waiting outside The Imperial Palace for the State Banquet to finished, I took a photograph of this great looking Imperial Palace Guard, it was quite dark here but what attracted me to photograph this man is I that, like the quality of light that falls on this man face. I’ve to increased the ISO to 4000 to get this shot with 24-70mm, zoom at 70mm and using f/2.8. With that EXIF Data, you can imagined how dark the place is. I can’t change my position because there is another photographers on my left and right hand side, waiting…