Witnessing the lowering of the Union Jack was an emotional moment - Janiff

Caines Jannif CEO Iqbal Jannif says he experienced mixed emotions during the lowering of the Union Jack on the evening of the 9th of October, 1970 and the raising of the Fiji flag because as a kid he grew up with the Union Jack.

Jannif says as a young photographer back then, he was one of the few people who was allowed in the press area at Albert Park when Fiji gained independence.

Jannif says this a great time for the country to reflect on what we have achieved.

He also says that constant technological changes for over a hundred years has been a major contributing factor to the way they do business.

Jannif says when Caines Jannif started in 1904, it used a technology known as glass plate negatives where the photographer went under a dark cloth to focus after several technological advancements over the years, but they now use digital technology.

He says in the days of films, customers had to wait for a few days to collect their photos because it took time to process but now people can collect their photos instantly.

Jannif says while the new technology may have been beneficial to customers, it also means that they have had to invest a lot of money to purchase the equipment.