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David Moore was Australia’s most renowned and widely travelled photojournalist. His extraordinary archive covers both his homeland and the many countries and subjects he visited over a sixty-year career. Moore commenced his professional photographic career in Sydney with Russell Roberts' studio in 1947. Later he worked with Max Dupain before travelling to London in 1951. He was the first Australian photojournalist to work consistently for the international picture magazines during their heyday in the 1950s. For seven years he photographed on assignment in the UK, Europe, Scandinavia, Africa and the USA, and his work was published in such journals as The Observer, Time-Life, Look, The New York Times and Sports Illustrated. He was one of only two Australian photographers included in the Family of Man exhibition in New York in 1955. From 1958 Moore travelled the world for his New York agency, Black Star, working for Time-Life Books, National Geographic and corporate industrial clients. From the 1970s onwards Moore was based in Sydney and here his work reflected his views of Australia. His photographs have been published in many books and are in many Australian collections including those of the Australian National Gallery. Collections are also held at the New York Museum of Modern Art, Le Bibliothéque Nationale in Paris, and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. Biography 1947 Commenced professional photography with Russell Roberts' studio, Sydney 1948 Joined Max Dupain's studio, Sydney 1951-58 London, freelance photojournalist for publications including The Observer, Time, Life, Fortune & Look in the USA, UK, Europe and Africa 1958 Returned to Sydney to work for the US magazine & industrial market 1958 Represented by Black Star agency, New York 1958-76 Travelled USA, Canada, Europe, Antartica, Asia & Pacific on assignments 1976-83 Travelled to Singapore, Malaysia,Taiwan, Indonesia & Kenya for US clients 1984 Worked within Australia for Corporate, Architectural, Industrial and Design clients 1990 Speaker/presenter at Image Hong Kong 90 international convention 1993 Speaker/presenter at Image Hong Kong 93 international convention 1994 Awarded Australian Artists Creative Fellowship (two years) 1996 Publication of major volume To Build a Bridge 1997 The Unseen Images, a collection of 87 previously unknown photographs Exhibitions 2009 Same same but Different, Group show, Kristian Pithie Gallery, Melbourne 2006-08 David Moore: A Vision, 1927 – 2003, Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne; Bendigo Art Gallery; Shepparton Art Gallery; Albury Regional Art Gallery; Gold Coast City Art Gallery; Wollongong City Gallery; Mildura Arts Centre; Port Pirie Regional Gallery; La Trobe Regional Gallery 2005-06 David Moore: 100 Photographs, State Library of NSW, Sydney 2005 Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne 2001 The Unseen Images, Gold Treasury Museum, Melbourne 1998 The Unseen Images, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne 1997 The Unseen Images, AGNSW, Sydney 1995 Concert Works, The Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Opera House 1993 Queenstown Landscapes, Tasmania, Image Hong Kong 93, Hong Kong 1993 Sydney Harbour, State Library of New South Wales 1993 Railways, Relics and Romance, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 1991 David Moore (The Kodak Collection) Puerto Rico; Shenyang, China 1990 David Moore: A Survey 1947-89, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne 1989 David Moore: Fifty Years of Photographs, regional galleries tour 1989 David Moore: Australian Photographer, Australian Embassy, Paris, France 1988 Sydney at Mid-Century, New South Wales House, London 1988 The Australian Functional Tradition, Christine Abrahams Gallery 1988 David Moore: Fifty Years of Photographs, Retrospective, AGNSW 1986 Australian Artists 1960-85, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne 1986 Australian Artists 1960-85, The Print Room, Sydney 1985 Sydney at Mid-Century, AGNSW, Sydney 1985 Sydney at Mid-Century, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne 1985 Sydney at Mid-Century, Developed Image, SA 1985 The CRA Pilbara Project, touring Asia & Japan 1983 Photographs by Design 2, The Developed Image, Adelaide 1983 The Landscape of NSW, New South Wales Parliament House, Sydney 1980 Photographs by Design, Axiom Gallery, Melbourne 1980 Exhibition, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney 1977 Australia, Australian Embassy, Paris 1978 David Moore Retrospective 1940-1976, touring New Zealand 1976 David Moore Photographs, The Photographers' Gallery, London 1976 David Moore Retrospective 1940-76, Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney 1976 David Moore Retrospective 1940-76, Brummels Gallery, Melbourne 1976 David Moore Retrospective 1940-76, Orange, NSW Festival of Arts 1959 Seven Years a Stranger, The Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne 1958 Seven Years a Stranger, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney 1953 People in Photographs The Architectural Association, London Awards 1994 Awarded Australian Artists Creative Fellowship (two years) 1989 Honorary Fellowship, Australian Institute of Professional Photography 1985 First Prize, the Denison Award for Architectural Photography 1979 Commonwealth Award for Service to Professional Photography 1971 First Prize Colour Section Nikon International Photographic Competition 1967 Five First Prizes Pacific Photographic Fair, Melbourne 1965 Special Award The World and its People, Exhibition, NY World Fair Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Australian Embassy, Beijing, China Australian Embassy, Paris Banyule Art Collection, Victoria City of Waverley Collection, Victoria CRA Limited, Melbourne CSR Photography Project Collection, Sydney Hamersley Iron Pty Limited, Perth Health Insurance Commission, Canberra Le Bibliothéque Nationale, Paris Museum of Sydney National Gallery of Australia, Canberra National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne National Library of Australia, Canberra New South Wales Parliament House, Sydney Novotel Hotel, Darling Harbour, Sydney Parliament House, Canberra State Library of New South Wales, Sydney The Museum of Modern Art, New York The National Maritime Museum, Sydney The Perron Group, Sydney The Philip Morris Collection The Polaroid Collection, Cambridge, USA The Polaroid Collection, Sydney The Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC Published books Australia and New Zealand, Time Life Books 1964 Isles of the South Pacific, National Geographical Society Life in Australia, Southern Cross In the Making, Thomas Nelson 1969 Finland Creates, K J Gummerus 1976 David Moore, Richmond Hill Press 1980 Australia Image of a Nation 1850 - 1950, Collins 1983 The Queen Victoria Building 1898 - 1986, Wellingon Lane Press 1987 The Australian Functional Tradition, Five Mile Press 1988 David Moore - Australian Photographer, Volume 1 (black and white), Chapter & Verse 1988 David Moore - Australian Photographer, Volume 2 (colour), Chapter & Verse 1988 An Australian Place, Chapter & Verse 1991 Image of New England, Armidale Development Corporation 1992 Railways, Relics & Romance: Eveleigh Railway Workshops, Caroline Simpson 1996 To Build a Bridge: Glebe Island, Sydney Australia, Chapter & Verse 1996 The Unseen Images, Chapter & Verse 1997 From Face to Face, Chapter & Verse 2000 Stones of Learning – The University of Sydney, Caroline Simpson 2000 [Courtesy of the David Moore Estate, March 26, 2009]
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