A Fijian has won top honors in the British Army for his photography skills.
Corporal Nacanieli Tanuku, originally from Fiji has been awarded first place for his outstanding work in the Professional Portfolio category.
According to Edinburgh News, the 37-year-old submitted a portfolio entitled Dark Places, which featured a series of five black and white images of soldiers during a training exercise.
Currently based in the Capital, Corporal Tanuku has embraced his new career as a photographer after serving 12 years with The Parachute Regiment in Colchester.
“Nacanieli joined the British Army in 2007 and has previously worked as a section commander while serving with The third Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA). During his time with 3 PARA, he was deployed on Operation Herrick 13 in Afghanistan,” the article stated.
Operation Herrick was the codename for all British military operations in Afghanistan in support of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and the US-led Operation Enduring Freedom.
“After 12 years, he decided to pursue his love for photography. During his training at the Defence School of Photography located at RAF Cosford, he was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award for his efforts on the nine-month course.”
Corporal Tanuku said that ‘pictures are memories of a lifetime’.
