David Moore (Australian photographer)

David Moore (1927-2003) was an Australian photojournalist.

He began his career in the studio of Max Dupain in Sydney, but moved to London in 1951, where commissioned work appeared in the New Yorker, Time Magazine, The Observer and other publications. A series documenting life in the poor working class and unemployed suburb of Redfern was included in Edward Steichen's major 1955 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, Family of Man. He returned to Australia in 1958 but continued to publish in American and British magazines, joining the New York-based Black Star photo agency. In the 1970s Moore developed non-commissioned works aimed at capturing what he called "the soft flow of time", as opposed to the "decisive moment" favoured by magazine editors. David Moore photographed a large range of subject Matter, from Horses speeding past, to Nuns captured by height. Moore also photographed Cityscapes, Portraits, and everday life shots. Moore used varying techniques to take his photographs. Panning and distortion being some.

Moore published more than a dozen books and was instrumental in founding the Australian Centre for Photography. His first retrospective, held at the Centre, was acquired by the Australian National Gallery (now renamed the National Gallery of Australia). He died days before a major retrospective on his life and work opened at the same gallery.

References

• "The Spread of Time: Photography of David Moore" National Gallery of Australia, 2003
• "Farewell to David Moore" ZoneZero magazine
• "Gallery" Fantastic showcase Gallery