David Moore
Sisters of Charity,
Washington DC
1956

David Moore (1927- ) joined Max Dupain's studio in 1948, where he photographed industrial subjects, architecture, advertising set-ups and concert artistes. Outside the studio, Moore concentrated on social history, strongly influenced by the documentary movement. He went to London in 1951 and began his photo-journalistic career for international picture magazines during their "grand era". After his return to Australia in 1958 he continued to work, travelling the world, for his New York agency, Black Star. His mastery in capturing moments of stillness gives Moore's photographs of people as well as natural and built landscapes a deep resonance.