David Damien Parer | |
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| Born | David Damien Parer 29 July 1945 Melbourne, Victoria, Australian |
| Occupation(s) | cinematographer, natural history film maker |
| Notable work | Wolves of the Sea |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Parer-Cook |
| Children | 1 (Zoe) |
| Relatives | Damien Parer (uncle) Amanda Parer (niece) Ray Parer (great uncle) |
David Damien Parer AO ACS is an Australian natural history film maker, working in partnership with his wife and sound recordist, Elizabeth Parer-Cook.[1]
Parer was conscripted into the Australian Army to go to the Vietnam War in 1970, but he entered a Masters program to study physics in the Antarctic. Parer spent the summers of 1970 and 1972 in Antarctica studying cosmic rays at Mawson Station. While there he filmed his first documentary. David subsequently joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC Natural History Unit making wildlife films, where he met his wife and fellow film maker, Elizabeth Parer-Cook, in 1977. After the Natural History Unit closed in 2007, the Parers have continued working as a freelance team.[1]
- ^ a b Salleh, Annah (9 January 2023). David Parer and Liz Parer-Cook: the husband-and-wife wildlife documentary-making team, ABC News. Retrieved 9 January 2023.