| Accession Number | AWM2017.838.3 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Simpson, Robert |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Guam |
| Date made | c 1943-1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of Damien Parer
Description
Informal portrait of war photographer and cinematographer Damien Parer with a Kodak Cine Special II 16mm camera. Prior to the Second World War, Parer worked at Dupain’s studio and had been a member of the progressive Contemporary Camera Groupe. In 1940 he was appointed official military photographer and cameraman with the Department of Information (DoI) Film Unit. He served in the Middle East, Greece and the South-West Pacific until his resignation in August 1943 to join the staff of Paramount Pictures Film Services. He was killed on Peleliu Island on 17 September 1944 while filming front line operations with the US Marine Corps.