Syahrin Aziz’s photography experience dates back to the early 80’s when an uncle gave him a Nikon SLR FG. The recent digital revolution has rekindled his passion for photography. His passion only grew stronger when he bought his first digital camera in early 2004, followed by his first DSLR. While he only shot for fun at first, he’s become a photo enthusiast ever since, happiest when let loose to take shots. Much of his photography work is based around nature, which includes waterfalls, landscapes, flowers, scenery, people, still lifes, macro shots, animals, travel – in short, he does not restrict himself to genres and categories. He is always looking for the perfect image.
2005: The Hungry Ghost Festival
The Chinese community in Malaysia celebrates the Hungry Ghost Festival on the 15th night of the seventh lunar month every year. They believe that the gates to Heaven and Hell open on that night, freeing the spirits of the dead to roam the world of the living. To pay respects to deceased ancestors, the living make offerings of food and drink and burn papier-mâché forms of material items such as houses, clothes, gold and other fine goods. After prayers, these papier-mâché items are piled together and burned as ceremonial offerings in bonfires that can sometimes blaze high into the night sky. While the festival is celebrated around the country, 2005 marked the 40th anniversary of Penang’s much larger-scale celebrations, known as “Phor Thor“ in Hokkien.
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