David Bloom:
CLASS OF 1966
North Hastings High SchoolClass of 1966
Bancroft, ON
Ryerson Polytechnical Institute - Photo ArtsClass of 1972
Toronto, ON
O'Neill Collegiate Vocational InstituteClass of 1968
Oshawa, ON
David's Story
Life
I was born in Bancroft, lived in Maple Leaf. I went to Maple Leaf primary school. Lake St Peter school to grade 8 then NHHS to Grade 12.
I joned the RCAF Officer training and went to Victoria BC for a year. I bought a camera during my time in Victoria. I entered a photo contest photographing models and won First Prize.
I decided this type of job was for me. I left the RCAF and finished Grade 13 at O'Neil High School in Oshawa. I then went to Ryerson in Toronto and completed a 3 yr Photographic coarse in 1972.
I met Margaret, at this time and got married, we are still together, aint love wonderful.
I worked in varoius commercial photo studios in Toronto, Pringle & Booth, Templetons, Eatons Commercial catalogue studio.
I wanted adventure so in 1975 we all emmigrated to Ne...Expand for more
w Zealand were I bought a photographic studio were it became the largest in New Zealand.
during this time we were "Silver Sponsors" to New Zealand entry in The Whitbread "Round the World" yacht race. The Boat "Steinlager Challange" was skippered by Sir Peter Blake were he won every leg of the race in record time. The record has yet ot be broken.
My photography has taken me through Vietnam, from North to South, I was there just 1 week after the Russians left North Vietnam and later that year I was in Dubai just weeks after "Desert Storm" in 91.
New Zealand is a wonderful country but we decided to move again, nothing by halves, and we now live in Brisbane Australia in "Sunny Tropical Queensland"Wetre I continue to work int the Digital Graphic Design, photographic and art world.
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