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Facebook is excellent website to stay connected ! now you can join my facebook group to stay updated about my photographic trips and new photos !
Come Jump In and invite your friends !

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Editorial Pictures Available

If you are running a mag, or need a picture to publish in articles, eid cards, greeting cards, brochures etc. I have high resolution images kindly contact me to purchase the license of using the image. I can also shoot specific subject on demand.

1. Shah Faisal Mosque
2. Clock Tower Faisalabad
3. Darawar Fort Cholistan
4. Lahore Fort
5. Rohtas Fort
6. Bahawalpur Library
7. Chiniot Mosque
8. Omer Hayat Library Chiniot
9. Ruins of Taxila
10. Pakistan Monument
11. Rawal Lake Islamabad
12. Islamabad Buildings on 14th August
13. Fall Autumn season
14. Spring Flowers
15. Winter Flowers
16. Abstracts
17. Cultural Portraits
18. Eid Animal Market
19. Old buildings
20. Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam
21. Bahudin Zakria Tomb
22. Muree hill station
23. Landscapes
24. Cultural Sports
25. Islamic
26. Murree Brewery Old factory Ruins
27. Hasanabdal
28. Badshahi Mosque Lahore aka Kings mosque
29. Wazir Khan Mosque Lahore
    

Click to visit my Website to see preview of my collection

Awais Yaqub

+92 (0) 3455400315

AwaisYaqub@gmail.com

Be part of History

Hello viewers I am seriously thinking to make a history.

Think about times 500 years ago soon future will turn into past we all will die century over century will pass. All that will be left are memories which we will leave behind. How we can preserve these memories? Yes by taking a pictures and save them online somewhere like I do at SmugMug.What I am going to do requires your help! It is huge lifelong project that will start from Pakistan. I am planning to document whole city after city in ultra high resolution pictures that will be uploaded to my website and few other places to make sure secure storage for coming centuries. Picture will be accessible by general public for viewing.

Just imagine people looking at centuries old photographs! What feeling they will get and what contribution to history it would be. And of course you and I will be the people behind the effort.

For this I am looking for good Sponsor(s) even individual help is accepted.Contact me in following ways

awaisyaqub@gmail.com

+92 3455400315

www.awaisyaqub.com

The moment finally captured !

I love the way of nature and capturing special moments. Well i was after the moment when one ant transfers food to other. Due to extremely small size and very high magnification and difficult technique of reverse lens chances of getting sharp picture are very mild. After hundreds of wasted tries since past season and hours of observation i was lucky to get these pictures.

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So what is happening there ?

Well these ants obtain some wax produced by mealy bug (those white things in picture) in exchange ants provide security to the bugs. This happens in monsoon season.

Philosophy

I was surprised to observe this whole system of ants society. And i was amazed to see many things which i missed to shoot. It was amazing demonstration of management !

How i got them ?

I used historic 50mm Yashica lens in reverse on my sony cybershot H5 camera. Focus was set to infinity and focus was acheived by moving back and forth. Lens was tapped infront of the camera. Do not be surprised this technique is been around for quite some time.

Write to me awaisyaqub@gmail.com

Month to Celebrate Pakistan Independence !!

Well audience it was August and 14th was the date when Pakistan got independence from British rule.  Pakistanis saw light of independence due to devoted person who fought for free country for he was non other then Muhammad Ali Jinnah also known as Quaid-e-Azam ( Great leader)

To Celebrate Independence day i am giving away my fine art work on 25% discount for all orders placed in August and September 2008.

Images are printed and shipped from USA. Printing is handled by professionals assuring high Quality. Discount is on Standard sizes. 12 x 18 , 16 x 24 , 24x36 all sizes in Inches. Watermark which you can see accross the image is not printed on actual image it is just to keep thieves away to preserve uniqueness of the prints

If required image is not in Fine art prints gallery throw me an email i will place it there.

So hurry up own a piece of Pakistan in form of fine art print

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Email me at awaisyaqub@gmail.com

talk to me : +92.345.5400315

Located in Islamabad Pakistan.

Pakistani customers email or call me 0345-5400315 for purchase info.

Purchasing method is simple as you purcahse other goods from internet and secure  SmugMug handles it all so don't worry

In case of confusion contact me

To all editors of news or advertising agencies and picture theives in case you stole my images and printed without permission you will face lawsuit and negative social marketing so becareful while taking such a stupid step

Solar Eclipse in Islamabad Pakistan

Solar Eclipse were witnessed in Pakistan on 1st August 2008 here is how they looked on a cloudy day in Islamabad.

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Sorry for low resolution version and watermarking, Newspaper thieves and advertsing agencies never show mercy stealing work of young growing artists. This is delimma of Pakistani creative market. Sorry once again i either don't like water marking but have to be on safer side.

North of Pakistan is Beautiful !!

Well after long time i got chance to visit northern areas of Pakistan. Kaghan, Naran, Lake saif al Malook and Lalazar. Places are full of beauty and traveling over there is amazingly easy. I will highly recommend you to spend your next vacations over there. Perfect place for camping and hiking.

Get up early in the morning to see dramatic light on mountains, That is real time to enjoy scenery and Photography and if you care about your health ! ;-)

If you love life i am sorry to say roads are very dangerous if you are planning to go to Lalazar. But good news is that you can hike and camp over there !.  Main road which bring you to Naran and Kaghan valley is very good for even large cars and jeeps. On Lalazar's jeep track only small light jeeps can pass through.

If you are small group it is much better and easy if you chose local transport to Naran, Where you can spend a night in a hotel oryou can camp there. From Naran there is no shortage of Jeeps and driver on rent, they will take you to Lake saif al malook and Lalazar one day is sufficient to see both places. I spent 2500 Rs or 40$ for 3 days including jeep rent, food and traveling expenses from and to Islamabad. these exclude hotel i got lucky and found good place to sleep.

If you are a Photographer

Well as most of you know i am one crazy photographer more then anything else. I will highly recommend you to have loads of memory cards and battery !!. I lost many photos as my battery fully drained in middle of the day. And had to delete a lot photos which i loved to clear memory.

I was loaded with Canon 18-55 kit lens, My buddy was loaded with 70-200 f/4L IS. I will recommend you to bag wide lens and telephoto 70-200 range you will enjoy it. It is wise to have good protective bag for your gear because drive won't be smooth and air won't be dust free. I bagged few polythene bags as well.

When to Visit

June July or August anywhere in these 3 months is considered best time. You should have jacket as it was really freezing in the morning.

Here are some images click images to go to full galleries

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