A person in a small boat on a calm body of water at sunset or sunrise, with the sun partially hidden behind a mountainous landscape in the background.

RASTERZ

Aerial · Aviation · Travel · Documentary

From the highlands of Malaysia to the streets of Japan and the plains of Arafah — these photographs are the result of going further, staying longer, and looking harder. This is not a passing glance. This is a deliberate archive.

EVERY FRAME HAS A STORY

PORTFOLIO

A visual archive of landscapes, cultures and moments — shot across Malaysia and Asia.

  • Aerial view of a landscape with numerous small lakes, greenery, and rocky terrain.

    AERIAL PHOTOS

    Malaysia looks completely different from above. Rainforests, coastlines, city skylines and mountain ridgelines — all revealing shapes and patterns invisible from the ground.

  • A modern fighter jet aircraft flying in the sky, viewed from below.

    AVIATION

    There is something extraordinary about a machine that defies gravity. This collection documents military aircraft, airshows and the quiet choreography of flight — across Malaysian skies and beyond.

  • Sunset over a river with mountains in the background, birds flying low above the water, and grassy banks in the foreground.

    TRAVEL

    Travel photography across Asia and beyond. From the backstreets of Osaka to the plains of Arafah — documenting the places worth the journey.

STORIES

Beyond single images — documentary series and long-form visual essays that take time to build and time to read. From the sacred to the industrial, from Japan to the Middle East. Photography as a way of bearing witness.

  • A crowded Islamic pilgrimage inside a large ornate mosque with many men wearing white clothing and hats, gathered around the Kaaba, visible through an archway.

    HAJJ - JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME

    A photographic journey through the Hajj pilgrimage — from the scorching plains of Arafah to the sacred grounds of Mecca — documenting one of humanity's greatest acts of faith.

  • Aerial view of a mountainous landscape with lush green hills, a winding road, industrial buildings, a city in the distance, and a layer of mist and clouds over the mountains, under a cloudy sky.

    BUMI LUKA - THE TRADE

    A photographic study of quarry landscapes in Ipoh, Malaysia — where earth is stripped, stone is taken, and the cost of industry is written into the land itself.

  • Tourists visiting the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, with the Atomic Bomb Dome in the background, surrounded by autumn trees and pigeons flying.

    HIROSHIMA - THE SILENT WITNESS

    A photographic meditation on memory and humanity — documenting the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome and the quiet, deliberate way people choose to stand before a history that words alone cannot carry.

ABOUT

Syazni Aizat

A Kuala Lumpur-based photographer with a thing for heights, long journeys and the kind of light that only happens once. I shoot aerial, travel, documentary and aviation photography across Malaysia and Asia — always looking for the frame that most people walk past.

Grab a Teh Ais and have a look around.