Incredible images offer rare glimpse into life inside Royal Navy for sailors and marines on frontline
INCREDIBLE images offer a rare glimpse into life inside the Royal Navy for sailor and marines on the frontline. The thrilling snaps show the Senior Service carrying out vital missions across the world – and have been recognised at the Navy’s annual photography competition, ’The Peregrine Trophy’. All of the skilled photographers are serving sailors […]
INCREDIBLE images offer a rare glimpse into life inside the Royal Navy for sailor and marines on the frontline.
The thrilling snaps show the Senior Service carrying out vital missions across the world – and have been recognised at the Navy’s annual photography competition, ’The Peregrine Trophy’.
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All of the skilled photographers are serving sailors or members of the Royal Marines, and follow the warships and commandos wherever they go.
Leading photographer Kyle Heller was named the Royal Navy’s photographer of the year for his stunning portfolio of imagery.
The talented photographer joined the Service in 1998 aged just 17, before later becoming a Royal Navy photographer in late 2009.
This includes pictures from HMS Queen Elizabeth’s historic deployment to the east coast of the USA, which saw British F-35B Lightning jets land on the aircraft carrier.
Thrilled Kyle said: “This is a job like no other – it sounds clichéd, but it’s true. I’m still trying to get my head round winning the award, in all honesty.
“I’m not one for the plaudits at all and for me it’s about the opportunities, experience and variation that you get with this job. There really is nothing like it.
“Life is never dull and you’re there as part of history in those big moments.
“Seeing the Lightning jets land for the first time is that part of history you’re there for and won’t forget.”
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The Peregrine Trophy dates back to 1961, and is named after the HMS Peregrine Royal Naval Air station in Sussex.
Over 250 images and video were submitted for this year’s awards.
They were judged by a star studded panel including Richard Richard Pohle of The Times, Steve Parsons of the Press Association, Jane Sherwood of Getty Images, Lee Durant of the BBC, Jack Ashdown of Great State and director of photography and cinematography Vince Knight.
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There will be no formal awards ceremony this year due to Covid-19.
However, the images will be on public display at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire from December through to March.
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