By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 08:55 EST, 9 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:10 EST, 9 October 2013 . War usually conjures up images of bloodshed, violence and death. Rarely do we see the softer side of the life on the front line - and these stirring images give a glimpse of soldiers chatting with children, cleaning their weapons and caring for their animals. The remarkable pictures in the annual Army Photographic Competition show Britain's soldiers at work and play. 'Powder Room' by Cpl Wes Calder RLC, winner in the Professional Portrait section, shows Private Craig Leaman From 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment clear part of a trench system during a dawn attack whilst on Exercise Askari Thunder 6 in Kenya . The Professional Operations winning picture, 'Sunset Soldiers' by Cpl Jamie Peters RLC in the Army Photographic Competition 2013, shows sappers from 21 Engineer Regiment working as the sun sets, to de-construct a Hesco Bastion building in Patrol Base Nahidullah . 'Celtic Warrior' by Cpl Jamie Peters RLC captures Private Ross Cunningham from 1SCOTS cleaning his personal weapon at FOB Shawqat after a patrol to an ANA checkpoint . 'Hot under the collar' by Cpl Jamie Peters RLC shows a lighter side of army life. This Military Working Dog (MWD) attached to the Welsh Gaurds takes a rest from the heat under an umbrella during an operation in Helmand Province, Afghanistan . They have been taken by amateur and professional soldier cameramen and include images from operations in Afghanistan, ceremonial occasions and sporting events. Corporal Jamie Peters, RLC, won the top prize for his portfolio of images from six months in Afghanistan, where he was deployed as the photographer for the Army's Combat Camera Team (CCT). It was his job to document the work of British troops and show an otherwise unseen side of Army life and his stunning images show how much has changed and progressed in Afghanistan. His overall winning image, Celtic Warrior, shows a soldier from the 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland cleaning his personal weapon after an early morning patrol to an Afghan National Army checkpoint. 'Sun Sand and Soldiers' by Cpl Jamie Peters RLC shows sappers from 21 Engineer Regiment working during the midday sun to deconstruct a Hesco Bastion building in Patrol Base Nahidullah . 'Flowers for a Friend' by Cpl Jamie Peters RLC. Guardsmen from 1 Welsh Guards chatting to Afghan children during a break in a patrol around their village during an operation to clear insurgent activity and reassure the villagers . 'Paddle Power' by Graeme Main, Pro Sports and AT winner. Major Chis Elesmore, Royal Signals practicing at Newgale beach near Brawdy, St Davids Bay, Wales for the the World Surf Kayaking Association Championships held in Queensland, Australia in July 2013 . 'Beach Gallop' by Sgt Adrian Harlen RLC, runner up in the Pro Portfolio section of the Army Photographic Competition 2013, of members of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) during a beach exercise as part of their Regimental Training camp, in Norfolk . 'Carl' by Sgt Rupert Frere, Runner Up in the Professional Portrait section of the Army Photographic Competition 2013, of Cpl Carl Hines Royal Artillery, as he provides covering fire while members of the BRF cross open ground . Another of his pictures shows Sappers from 21 Engineer Regiment working during the midday sun to de-construct a Hesco Bastion building in Patrol Base Nahidullah. The base which was home to Burma Company 1 LANCS was completely stripped down and the land handed back to the farmer. In another picture guardsmen from 1 Welsh Guards are seen chatting to Afghan children during a break in a patrol around their village. Whilst another image shows a military working dog attached to the Welsh Guards taking a rest from the heat under an umbrella during an operation in Helmand Province. 'Breaking Barriers' by Cpl Jamie Peters RLC, showssoldiers from 1SCOTS bonding with their Afghan colleagues during a checkpoint visit . 'Big Air' by SSgt Dan Harmer, Pro Sports and AT runner up captures LCpl Matt Forster, REME (Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers) attached to 7 Regiment RLC (Royal Logistic Corps) getting some air during his timed stage of the course during the Saracen British Downhill Series (BDS) Round 5 at Bringewood . 'Smash' by Sgt Jonathan Van Zyl, 1 PWRR based in Paderborn, Runner Up in the Amateur Sports and AT section, captures Pte Woods vs Pte Francis, during an Inter Company Boxing Night, 1st Battalion the Princes of Wales's Royal Regiment . 'Snap VCP' by Trooper Chris Wade, winner of the Amateur Operational Image, snapped two soldiers and an interpreter from the Queen's Royal Lancers, QRL questioning an Afghan motorcyclist in Northern Helmand while his young daughter looks on . 'Quad Bike' by Captain Dave Scammell from Fareham, winner in the Amateur Portfolio section, photographed Sgt Evans from the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Battery, whose role is to provide the Army's 'eye in the sky' in support of Land Forces on operations, at the UAS Battery and driver training area in Afghanistan . Corporal Peters said: 'Being on the . Combat Camera Team I was able to see so much of the work that British . troops do in Afghanistan from patrols and operations in Helmand to the . Officer Academy in Kabul. 'I think it is a unique job to travel so much around the country and see so much of our soldiers. 'Everywhere we went there was a story to tell, from the experiences of the private soldiers right to the HQ level of planning and executing the missions.' The runner-up in the portfolio category was London District photographer Sergeant Adrian Harlen, whose images include the funeral guard at Baroness Thatcher's funeral and the first Sikh Guardsman to wear a turban on Royal Guard Duty. 'Goodbye Kiss' by Sgt Adrian Harlen RLC, runner up in the Pro Portfolio section, captured Thomas, a 22-year-old gelding and one of the oldest horses in the Household Cavalry, as he kisses Troop Leader, Captain Charlie Fitzroy, 28, prior to the animals retirement . 'Changing of the Queen's Life Guard' by Sgt Adrian Harlen RLC, runner up in the Pro Portfolio section, shows these personnel dressed in the crimson robes as they ride their horses . 'Dawn Patrol' by Cpl Mike O'Neill RLC, runner up in the Professional Operations Image section, snapped soldiers of 2 Platoon, Corrunna Company (Coy), 1 LANCS patrolling onto insurgent held ground in the lower Nahr-E-Sahraj district, Afghanistan . 'Guards Uniform' by Sgt Adrian Harlen RLC, runner up in the Pro Portfolio section, shows the Major General's Inspection of the Public Duties Incremental Company (PDIC) Sergeant Harlen, who has worked as a professional Army photographer for eight years, said: 'The opportunities in London are different from the rest of the Army, but the challenge and skills are the same. 'I learnt on operations that you can't photograph a bullet but you can capture the human reactions, to try to tell the whole story in one image. 'In my current job there's just as much pressure to capture that split second moment, whether it's the ceremony of official engagements or capturing the bond between a cavalryman and his horse.' Other winning photos feature boxing matches, horses being exercised and soldiers on duty. The pictures are now on display at the National Army Museum in Chelsea. Broadcaster Dan Snow, who is honorary colonel of the Army's media operations group and opened the display, said: 'These professional and amateur pictures capture elements of Army life that we just don't see otherwise, and it's a reminder that excellence on operations is not only about the frontline, but also about the individual, the bond between soldiers, the training and hard work, and also the lighter side of life.' 'Proud' by Sgt Adrian Harlen RLC, runner up in the Pro Portfolio section, shows Guardsman Jatenderpal Singh Bhullar, 25, from West Bromwich, who has joined F Company Scots Guards, an incremental company of soldiers responsible for delivering ceremonial duties in London. A practising Sikh, he has elected to eschew the traditional bearskin cap worn by the Guards for ceremonial duties, and will instead perform Queen's Guard wearing his Sikh turban . 'Steaming' by LCpl Ian Chapman from North Ferriby, East Yorks, runner up in the Amateur Portfolio section. He snapped Pegasus Company candidates on a freezing morning after completion of the Log Race, part of the rigorous training and selection to be eligible to become a Parachute Regiment soldier . 'The Water Horse' by Lance Corporal of Horse Dan Short, Household Cavalry, winner in the Amateur Sports and AT section. He photographed a trainee Household Cavalry soldier riding the horse Ink Spot, at Holkom Beach in Norfolk during a break from their ceremonial duties . Corporal Jamie Peters, RLC, won the top prize for his portfolio of images from six months in Afghanistan, where he was deployed as the photographer for the Army's Combat Camera Team .
Corporal Jamie Peters, RLC, won the top prize for his portfolio of images from six months in Afghanistan .
He was deployed as the photographer for the Army's Combat Camera Team .
Images show softer side of life on front line, capturing soldiers chatting to children and cleaning weapons .
By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 08:55 EST, 9 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:10 EST, 9 October 2013 . War usually conjures up images of bloodshed, violence and death. Rarely do we see the softer side of the life on the front line - and these stirring images give a glimpse of soldiers chatting with children, cleaning their weapons and caring for their animals. The remarkable pictures in the annual Army Photographic Competition show Britain's soldiers at work and play. 'Powder Room' by Cpl Wes Calder RLC, winner in the Professional Portrait section, shows Private Craig Leaman From 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment clear part of a trench system during a dawn attack whilst on Exercise Askari Thunder 6 in Kenya . The Professional Operations winning picture, 'Sunset Soldiers' by Cpl Jamie Peters RLC in the Army Photographic Competition 2013, shows sappers from 21 Engineer Regiment working as the sun sets, to de-construct a Hesco Bastion building in Patrol Base Nahidullah . 'Celtic Warrior' by Cpl Jamie Peters RLC captures Private Ross Cunningham from 1SCOTS cleaning his personal weapon at FOB Shawqat after a patrol to an ANA checkpoint . 'Hot under the collar' by Cpl Jamie Peters RLC shows a lighter side of army life. This Military Working Dog (MWD) attached to the Welsh Gaurds takes a rest from the heat under an umbrella during an operation in Helmand Province, Afghanistan . They have been taken by amateur and professional soldier cameramen and include images from operations in Afghanistan, ceremonial occasions and sporting events. Corporal Jamie Peters, RLC, won the top prize for his portfolio of images from six months in Afghanistan, where he was deployed as the photographer for the Army's Combat Camera Team (CCT). It was his job to document the work of British troops and show an otherwise unseen side of Army life and his stunning images show how much has changed and progressed in Afghanistan. His overall winning image, Celtic Warrior, shows a soldier from the 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland cleaning his personal weapon after an early morning patrol to an Afghan National Army checkpoint. 'Sun Sand and Soldiers' by Cpl Jamie Peters RLC shows sappers from 21 Engineer Regiment working during the midday sun to deconstruct a Hesco Bastion building in Patrol Base Nahidullah . 'Flowers for a Friend' by Cpl Jamie Peters RLC. Guardsmen from 1 Welsh Guards chatting to Afghan children during a break in a patrol around their village during an operation to clear insurgent activity and reassure the villagers . 'Paddle Power' by Graeme Main, Pro Sports and AT winner. Major Chis Elesmore, Royal Signals practicing at Newgale beach near Brawdy, St Davids Bay, Wales for the the World Surf Kayaking Association Championships held in Queensland, Australia in July 2013 . 'Beach Gallop' by Sgt Adrian Harlen RLC, runner up in the Pro Portfolio section of the Army Photographic Competition 2013, of members of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) during a beach exercise as part of their Regimental Training camp, in Norfolk . 'Carl' by Sgt Rupert Frere, Runner Up in the Professional Portrait section of the Army Photographic Competition 2013, of Cpl Carl Hines Royal Artillery, as he provides covering fire while members of the BRF cross open ground . Another of his pictures shows Sappers from 21 Engineer Regiment working during the midday sun to de-construct a Hesco Bastion building in Patrol Base Nahidullah. The base which was home to Burma Company 1 LANCS was completely stripped down and the land handed back to the farmer. In another picture guardsmen from 1 Welsh Guards are seen chatting to Afghan children during a break in a patrol around their village. Whilst another image shows a military working dog attached to the Welsh Guards taking a rest from the heat under an umbrella during an operation in Helmand Province. 'Breaking Barriers' by Cpl Jamie Peters RLC, showssoldiers from 1SCOTS bonding with their Afghan colleagues during a checkpoint visit . 'Big Air' by SSgt Dan Harmer, Pro Sports and AT runner up captures LCpl Matt Forster, REME (Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers) attached to 7 Regiment RLC (Royal Logistic Corps) getting some air during his timed stage of the course during the Saracen British Downhill Series (BDS) Round 5 at Bringewood . 'Smash' by Sgt Jonathan Van Zyl, 1 PWRR based in Paderborn, Runner Up in the Amateur Sports and AT section, captures Pte Woods vs Pte Francis, during an Inter Company Boxing Night, 1st Battalion the Princes of Wales's Royal Regiment . 'Snap VCP' by Trooper Chris Wade, winner of the Amateur Operational Image, snapped two soldiers and an interpreter from the Queen's Royal Lancers, QRL questioning an Afghan motorcyclist in Northern Helmand while his young daughter looks on . 'Quad Bike' by Captain Dave Scammell from Fareham, winner in the Amateur Portfolio section, photographed Sgt Evans from the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Battery, whose role is to provide the Army's 'eye in the sky' in support of Land Forces on operations, at the UAS Battery and driver training area in Afghanistan . Corporal Peters said: 'Being on the . Combat Camera Team I was able to see so much of the work that British . troops do in Afghanistan from patrols and operations in Helmand to the . Officer Academy in Kabul. 'I think it is a unique job to travel so much around the country and see so much of our soldiers. 'Everywhere we went there was a story to tell, from the experiences of the private soldiers right to the HQ level of planning and executing the missions.' The runner-up in the portfolio category was London District photographer Sergeant Adrian Harlen, whose images include the funeral guard at Baroness Thatcher's funeral and the first Sikh Guardsman to wear a turban on Royal Guard Duty. 'Goodbye Kiss' by Sgt Adrian Harlen RLC, runner up in the Pro Portfolio section, captured Thomas, a 22-year-old gelding and one of the oldest horses in the Household Cavalry, as he kisses Troop Leader, Captain Charlie Fitzroy, 28, prior to the animals retirement . 'Changing of the Queen's Life Guard' by Sgt Adrian Harlen RLC, runner up in the Pro Portfolio section, shows these personnel dressed in the crimson robes as they ride their horses . 'Dawn Patrol' by Cpl Mike O'Neill RLC, runner up in the Professional Operations Image section, snapped soldiers of 2 Platoon, Corrunna Company (Coy), 1 LANCS patrolling onto insurgent held ground in the lower Nahr-E-Sahraj district, Afghanistan . 'Guards Uniform' by Sgt Adrian Harlen RLC, runner up in the Pro Portfolio section, shows the Major General's Inspection of the Public Duties Incremental Company (PDIC) Sergeant Harlen, who has worked as a professional Army photographer for eight years, said: 'The opportunities in London are different from the rest of the Army, but the challenge and skills are the same. 'I learnt on operations that you can't photograph a bullet but you can capture the human reactions, to try to tell the whole story in one image. 'In my current job there's just as much pressure to capture that split second moment, whether it's the ceremony of official engagements or capturing the bond between a cavalryman and his horse.' Other winning photos feature boxing matches, horses being exercised and soldiers on duty. The pictures are now on display at the National Army Museum in Chelsea. Broadcaster Dan Snow, who is honorary colonel of the Army's media operations group and opened the display, said: 'These professional and amateur pictures capture elements of Army life that we just don't see otherwise, and it's a reminder that excellence on operations is not only about the frontline, but also about the individual, the bond between soldiers, the training and hard work, and also the lighter side of life.' 'Proud' by Sgt Adrian Harlen RLC, runner up in the Pro Portfolio section, shows Guardsman Jatenderpal Singh Bhullar, 25, from West Bromwich, who has joined F Company Scots Guards, an incremental company of soldiers responsible for delivering ceremonial duties in London. A practising Sikh, he has elected to eschew the traditional bearskin cap worn by the Guards for ceremonial duties, and will instead perform Queen's Guard wearing his Sikh turban . 'Steaming' by LCpl Ian Chapman from North Ferriby, East Yorks, runner up in the Amateur Portfolio section. He snapped Pegasus Company candidates on a freezing morning after completion of the Log Race, part of the rigorous training and selection to be eligible to become a Parachute Regiment soldier . 'The Water Horse' by Lance Corporal of Horse Dan Short, Household Cavalry, winner in the Amateur Sports and AT section. He photographed a trainee Household Cavalry soldier riding the horse Ink Spot, at Holkom Beach in Norfolk during a break from their ceremonial duties . Corporal Jamie Peters, RLC, won the top prize for his portfolio of images from six months in Afghanistan, where he was deployed as the photographer for the Army's Combat Camera Team .
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