Biografi : Azli Jamil

Who is Azli Jamil? To tell you the truth, I don’t know much about him. But one thing for sure, I am one of his great fan since the last couple of years. His works on people were really stunning especially when you are looking at them from photographic point of views. This is what he has to say about himself in the Flikr

“Touching lives through photography… That is what it is all about for this DEFINITELY OVER THE AGE OF 21 amateur photographer…

The photo below of a boy clutching a new pair of shoes was taken by Gerald Waller at the Am Himmel orphanage, Austria in 1946. Look at the expression!!
The photo which appeared in The Best of LIFE is why I shoot people…”

Below are some nice words written by his admirers also found in Flikr:-

ario taha says:

“I look his art works like a teacher…
don’t know about you, but I think I can learn a lot in here. tanx

Hey man, who said you’re not an artist?
what do you think when you say that?
who is an artist? I do believe in your art man… I DO! and I don’t care what others think.”

Candid by Azli Jamil

Emmanuel Smague says:

“Azli Jamil’s photostream is one of the best photostream I have seen on Flickr. His Photos inspire me and I learn much from his photos. He is Great photographer, his photos are very emotional. he captures great moments and expressions.

His photos are very addictive.”

Private Dancer by Azli Jamil

Bemused Capybara says:

“azli jamil makes me go “wow”.
he is an inspiration to us all,
and a master photographer.
keep up the great work, azli.”

Thank You by Azli Jamil

fotonstudio says:

“The first time I saw one of Azli’s images, I thought ….. how can someone in this world create something so beautiful, so powerful and so impressive at the same time. I could not imagine what kind of person was behind those incredible images…. now that I have the great honour to consider him as a friend I can see that all those images, all those feelings he transmits with them are coming directly from his noble soul. Thanks a lot, my friend “

Surfer at Sunset by Azli Jamil

His works can also be viewed at Flikr and Fotopages

CIJ: Siasat semua serangan kepada petugas media

Sumber : Malaysiakini.com

Polis diseru menyiasat dengan adil dan segera kes-kes serangan terhadap wartawan dan jurugambar yang semakin menjadi-jadi dalam tempoh dua tahun kebelakangan ini.

Dalam suratnya kepada ketua polis negara, Pusat Kewartawan Independen (CIJ) juga memohon maklumat perkembangan terkini siasatan polis terhadap beberapa laporan kes serangan tersebut sejak April tahun lepas.

Pengarah eksekutif CIJ Gayathry Venkiteswaran bagaimanapun memuji tindakan segera polis menyiasat serangan terbaru terhadap dua jurufoto pada hari penamaan calon pilihanraya kecil Permatang Pauh, 16 Ogos lalu.

Tiga orang termasuk ketua bahagian PKR ditahan polis setakat ini berhubung kes itu. Polis menyiarkan foto lebih 30 orang yang berada di luar tempat penamaan calon, di luar sebuah maktab perguruan di Permatang Pauh, pada saat kejadian.

Dalam suratnya kepada Tan Sri Musa Hassan, CIJ turut menyenaraikan beberapa lagi kes serangan untuk perhatian pihak berkuasa berkenaan.

“Sebagai anggota masyarakat sivil, kami di CIJ prihatin dengan siasatan tanpa berpenghujung kes-kes siasatan serangan terhadap jurugambar dan wartawan sejak 2007,” kata Gayathry.

“Kami ingin mendapatkan maklumat tentang perkembangan siasatan-siasatan kes-kes terdahulu, di mana mangsa-mangsa pernah membuat aduan polis.”

Kes-kes yang dilampirkan dalam surat berkenaan, termasuklah:

11 Jun 2008 – Chen Shi Chuan, pemberita Sin Chew Daily di Sitiawan, Perak, diserang oleh hampir 30 orang sewaktu membuat liputan satu kemalangan jalan raya yang melibatkan kematian.

27 Mei – wartawan laman web Merdekareview.com Chow Z Lam dan jurugambar Utusan Malaysia, Roy Azis Abdul Aziz diserang oleh sekumpulan 20 hingga 30 orang dengan kayu, parang dan topi keledar sewaktu membuat liputan konflik penduduk Bandar Mahkota Cheras dengan syarikat konsensi lebuh raya.

22 November 2007 – 15 wartawan di Kedah membuat aduan terhadap seorang pegawai polis ASP yang didakwa mengeluarkan  perkataan kesat, menghalang mereka membuat liputan satu kes bunuh dan menggunakan anjing untuk menghalau mereka.

16 November – seorang anggota Umno menumbuk seorang jurufoto Koh Chun Seng yang sedang membuat liputan wakil rakyat DAP Tan Kok Wai di Kuala Lumpur

13 November – Wartawan akhbar Tamil Malaysian Nanban, M Nagarajan  menerima ugutan bunuh selepas menulis secara kritikal nasib sekolah-sekolah Tamil.

2 November – Rakan sekerjanya R Raman, seorang jurugambar menjadi sasaran serangan di Johor, dipercayai ada kaitan dengan tulisan Nagarajan. Mangsa koma selama sebulan di hospital.

3 April – Seorang lagi wartawan akhbar itu R Malini dilontarkan perkataan-perkataan tidak senonoh oleh ahli-ahli MIC. Jurugambar sebuah lagi akhbar Makkal Osai, P Malayandi pula didakwa ditolak dan ditumbuk oleh seorang pemimpin MIC sewaktu liputan hari pencalonan pilihanraya kecil Machap di Melaka.