Winston D. Munnings
Photographer in Cutler Bay, South Florida & Washington DC.,
Winston is a dedicated Journalist from the vibrant Caribbean Region. He was born in Nassau, the historic capital of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. His career commenced as a skilled print and broadcast journalist. While a Staff Reporter (early 80s) with the Nassau Guardian Newspaper, he also freelanced as a Bahamas-based Correspondent for United Press International (UPI), an American International News Agency. (Below is a photo of Winston (L-R) and Phil Smith on the news set during a Saturday evening ZNS - TV 13 broadcast (1981.)
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 were attached to the Embassy of The Bahamas in Washington, DC. He also served as an Alternate Bahamas Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) 1984-86. His last overseas posting, however, was as Consul General attached to the Bahamas Consulate-General, Miami, Florida (1988-1992)
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 featured in the September 2012 Issue of the prestigious London-based ArtFlow Magazine:
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His award-winning capture of the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels (below) also made the magazine's Annual Editor's Pick for 2012. (The Blue Angels fly at speeds ranging from 120 mph to 700 mph during their air shows.)
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Winston has authored The View From My Window (Finding Beauty In Your Own Backyard) 2020. Https://Bit.ly/3JYZ5xe. ~ In The Bahamas’ Service (My Early Years on the Diplomatic Front) will be released in 2025.