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    Travel Photography | The Rungus People Of Sabah | Malaysia North Borneo

    © 2013 Wazari Wazir | The Rungus People of Sabah | Malaysia North Borneo The Rungus are an ethnic group of Borneo, residing primarily in northern Sabah in the area surrounding Kudat. A sub-group of the Kadazan-Dusun, they have a distinctive language, dress, architecture, customs, and oral literature. Considered one of the most traditional ethnic groups in Sabah, many Rungus live in longhouses, with each family having its own separate quarters off a common hall. At the edge of the communal hall, a well-ventilated platform of split bamboo with outward sloping walls provides a place for socialising and communal work. The Rungus longhouse is quite different from the Murut longhouse.…

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    Travel Photography | Sarawak Cultural Show at Annah Rais Longhouse

    © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Traditional Cultural Show | Annah Rais Longhouse | Padawan Sarawak Some of the Sarawak Cultural Show at Annah Rais Longhouse during the state visit of the President of Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus to Kuching Sarawak. Annah Rais settlement is the oldest in Sarawak as it has existed more than 200 years ago. The traditional architectural design of the Bidayuh longhouses has continued to be preserved. Annah Rais longhouse is located at Padawan District, approximately 60 km away from the Kuching city, Sarawak, Malaysia. Normally I did not bother to take as much as cultural performance which normally being perform to entertain the VVIP, I’ve quite a lot of…

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    Child Photography | Be Careful, It’s Dangerous World Out There

    “Children are curious and are risk takers. They have lots of courage. They venture out into world that is immense and dangerous. A child initially trusts life and the processes of life.” ( John Bradshaw ) Tweet news and informationbusiness,health,entertainment,technology automotive,business,crime,health,life,politics,science,technology,travel

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    Portraiture | Portrait of A Dancer

    © 2009 Wazari Wazir | Portrait of a Dancer People often ask me, how I did my black and white editing, actually that was not an easy answer for me, one thing that maybe most newbie doesn’t know is that, not every picture will look great when we convert it into black and white, there are a picture that work wonder in colors but will be lifeless if we convert it into black and white. One thing that we must keep in mind is that, whatever we do, I mean in term of photography and in this case portraiture, just keep it simple, background play a very important role here…