Photography began as a hobby for David in his early years. Keen to pursue this hobby he studied at the then Melbourne Technical College (RMIT). At a young age he joined Kennith Ross Studios in Collins Street as a dark room apprentice and assistant to two portrait Photographers. Later he moved to Ritter-Jeppersen, which was a Commercial Studio, specialising in advertising and fashion photography. Around this time he became interested in movie photography.
That was it; he was smitten. David travelled to the UK to pursue his newfound passion and as luck would have it, he joined the BBC Film Department at Ealing Studios. David became a trainee assistant cameraman in film. At this point his life just took off. The World was his oyster. He became a senior cameraman, otherwise known as Director of Photography.
After some years he left the BBC to become a freelance filmmaker and was involved in documentaries, commercials and music films (Allegro Films) along with drama and the occasional feature film. Forty years later he retired and returned to Melbourne. Odd as it may seem, still photography is again his hobby, but with a difference. Rather than a darkroom and all that that entails, he is fascinated by the digital world of photography. It’s given him a new voice