Elliot Miles

Photographed without an assignment sports, cultural, and news, and practiced photography during recreational areial tours, hikes, and landscapes.

• Sports includes the Steps for Vets, Military Surf Contest, and the 2024 Clement D. Pai'ana Regatta.
• Photographed on multiple days the performances for the 2024 Festival of the Pacific.
• Captured images of the 2024 Memorial Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
• Practiced during an areial tour and 8-miles hike on Kauai, Island, Hawaii.
• Studied, learned, and practiced to develop professional knowledge during two college-level courses, Udemy courses, and free resources from the library.
• Currently enrolled in Leeward Community College's Digital Media Program.

Upon joining the US Navy, began taking photos of places around the world. Continued to shoot photographs while in the army, street photography in the US and while living overseas. On two occasions, shot portraiture of a friend for her social media.

• Shot hundreds of images friends and my surroundings while in a military environment.
• Since 2021 began dedicated study of photography to become a professional photojournalist.

Served as the battalion and brigade Intelligence Officer during one deployment to Iraq and one deployment to Afghanistan. Performed journalism functions as a Military Analyst for the Center for Army Lessons Learned to include selecting photographs to accompany articles.

• 2018: Deployed to Kuwait for Operation Inherent Resolve
• 2015: Immigration and Staff Officer while deployed to Kuwait.
• 2012: Deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom.
• 2008: Garrison Intelligence Officer for COB Speicher, Iraq
• As a Psychological Operations Team Leader in Baghdad, Iraq in 2004, took photographs for military purposes.