Winston D. Munnings
Photographer in Cutler Bay, South Florida & Washington DC.,
Originally from the Caribbean region, Winston was born in Nassau, the historic capital of the 700 Islands of The Bahamas archipelago. He is a former print media and broadcast journalist and a Bahamas-based correspondent for United Press International (UPI).
During the early 80s, Winston anchored Radio and Television news at the Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas, where he was employed as a News Editor. He is now retired after almost two decades in the Diplomatic Service of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. He was among the first contingent of diplomats to be posted overseas after the Bahamas gained its independence from the United Kingdom (Great Britain) on July 10, 1973.
Winston has had two separate tours of duty (1973-1980) as Third Secretary & Vice Consul) & (1984-1986) as Second Secretary & Consul) both times attached to the Embassy of The Bahamas in Washington, DC. He also served as an Alternate Bahamas Representative to the OAS (Organization of American States) 1984-86. His last overseas posting, however, was as Consul General attached to the Bahamas Consulate-General, Miami, Florida (1986-1992)
After leaving the Diplomatic Service, he studied photography at the renowned Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale (A School of Professional Studies) and with the New York Institute of Photography. He is a proud alumnus of The Catholic University of America, Washington DC (Political Science) and the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida (Para-Legal Studies.)
One of the most noteworthy recognitions Winston received in the field of photography was being selected as the Cover Story and Feature for the September 2012 Issue of the London-based 'ArtFlow' Magazine:
https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/447382
His award-winning capture of the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels in flight also made the magazine’s annual Editor's Pick for that year:
https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/492968
Winston has authored two books ~~ From Rescue Shelter To Home Shelter (How A Feline Named Patience Changed My Point-of-View) 2010 and ~~ The View From My Window (Finding Beauty In Your Backyard) 2020 ~~ My First 200 (A Celebration of How I See) is scheduled for release in the Summer of 2023 and his 400-page Memoir ~~ In The Bahamas Service (My Years On The Diplomatic Front) will be published in the Fall of 2024.