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David Moore ::

Diving suits, Menorca, Spain, 1954 / source: State Library of New South Wales

‘[Moore] was on assignment to cover the life and landscape of this island. The diving suits were used by local fishermen
working from boats that crowded the harbour. Moore
photographed the drying suits because they looked ridiculous, reminding
him of two boys practicing handstands or marine creatures.’ (quoted from
source)

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David Moore :: Migrants arriving in Sydney, 1966 [Galileo Galilei, a liner from Genoa, approaching the dock at the Sydney Cove passenger terminal] / src: State Library of New South Wales

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David Moore :: Surry Hills street,

New South Wales, Australia, 1948 /src: State Library of New South Wales

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David Moore :: Before the Coronation, London, 1953 [Abandoned musical instruments in Birdcage Walk mark the impending route of the Queen from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey.] / source:

State Library of New South Wales

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David Moore ::

Landscape nude 1, 1973 / source: State Library of New South Wales

“The suggestion of folded hills in this picture relates directly to a photograph by Edward Weston titled Panamints [a mountain range in Death Valley National Park]” (quoted from source)

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David Moore ::

Migrant Woman, 1966 / src: State Library of New South Wales
“Moore looked along the railing of the Galileo Galilei as it docked, searching for subjects. He saw ‘Apprehension, doubt, excitement and even a little fear … expressed in the faces of passengers coming to a new land’. On this elderly woman’s face was a gamut of expressions, captured in this triptych.” (quoted from source)

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David Moore ::

Orcades departure, Pyrmont, Sudney, ca. 1948 / source: State Library of New South Wales
“The departure of overseas liners was a ceremony accompanied by the parting of

paper streamers held by the passengers and their relatives and friends on the wharf. The ship’s siren sounded three times as it moved astern, breaking the bonds in a tangible and symbolic farewell.” (quoted from source)

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David Moore :: St Paul’s Cathedral from Bankside, London, ca. 1952 / source: State Library of New South Wales

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David Moore ::

Diving suits, Menorca, Spain, 1954 / source: State Library of New South Wales

‘[Moor]e was on assignment for the Royal Geographical Society’s Geographical Magazine to cover the life and landscape of this charming Mediterranean island. The diving suits were used by local fishermen working from boats that crowded the splendid deep-water harbour. Moore photographed the drying suits because they looked ridiculous, reminding him of two boys practising handstands or marine creatures.’ (quoted from source)

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David Moore ::

Man in telephone booth, Lucerne, Switzerland, 1952 / source: State Library of New South Wales

‘This austere high-key image, with its hint of humanity, reflects Moore’s preoccupation with design. He was always concerned that others should appreciate monochromatic images.’ (quoted from source).

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