David Darom Explained

David Darom
Birth Date:	1943^[1]
Birth Place:	Bombay, India
Nationality:	Israeli
Field:	Marine Biologist, Photographer

David Darom (Hebrew: דוד דרום) (born 1943 in Bombay, India, died 28 April 2021 in Jerusalem, Israel), was an Israeli marine biologist and nature photographer. Until 2007, he was head of the Department of Scientific Photography at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.^[2]

Biography

David Darom was born in Bombay, India. His family immigrated to Israel in 1949 and settled in Jerusalem.^[1] In 1972, he received a PhD in Marine Biology.^[1]

Nature photography career

Darom photographed the wildlife and wild flowers of Israel,^[3] with special attention to the documentation of the Plants of the Bible.^[4] Underwater he photographed hundreds of fish species as well as marine invertebrates from the Red Sea^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} and the Mediterranean Sea.^[9] In 2001, Upeneus davidaromi, a species of goatfish found in the Red Sea, was named in his honour.^[10]

Knife collecting

Darom was an avid collector of handmade (Custom) art knives. In 2002 he published a series of large format art books on the subject.^{[11] [12] [13] [14]} In 2003, he published "Art and Design in Modern Custom Folding Knives",^[15] and in 2005, "Art and Design in Modern Custom Fixed-Blade Knives". In 2006 he published "The Art of Modern Custom Knifemaking" and in 2007 "Modern Custom Knives – The Great Collections". Several of these volumes have been translated into 5 languages.^[16]

In 2008 Darom published the first book in a new series "Custom Knifemakers of the World" with "Edmund Davidson, The Art of the Integral Knife".^{[17] [18]} In 2009 Darom published the 2nd book in this series, "Tim Hancock, The Art of the Western Bladesmith" and a 3rd volume, "The Art Knives of Van Barnett & Dellana" was introduced in 2011.^[19]

In October 2010, Darom was awarded the Nate Posner Memorial Award by the Knifemakers' Guild at their annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky (USA), recognizing his "Outstanding Service in the Promotion of Handcrafted Cutlery".^[20]

Published Books

Flora and fauna

• Darom D. (1976) "The Red Sea", Sadan Publishing House, pp 124, 105 u/w photographs (English +).
• Darom D., Fridman D., Levi E. (1977) "Coral World" A color guide, Sadan Publishing House, (English).
• Darom D., Baranes A. (1980) "The Shark", Massada Israel, pp 118, full color, Cat. No. 00-1505 (Hebrew).
• Plitman U., Heyn C., Danin A., Shmida A., photography: Darom D. (1983) "The Pictorial Color Guide to Wild Flowers Of Israel", Massada Israel, pp 342, 800 color photographs, Cat. No. 00-2506 (Hebrew).
• Darom D. (1984) "Life in the Red Sea", Massada Israel, pp 168, Cat. No. 00-1750 (Hebrew).
• Shmida A., Darom D. (1986) "Flowers of Jerusalem", Cana/ Carta, pp 250, full color (Hebrew).
• Shmida A., Darom D. (1986) "The Photographic Color Guide to Wild Flowers of Israel" Part I, Keter, pp 308, Cat. No. 534522 (Hebrew).
• Shmida A., Darom D. (1987) "The Photographic Color Guide to Wild Flowers of Israel" Part II, Keter, pp 334, Cat. No. 535960 (Hebrew).
• Darom D. (1989) "The Color Guide to Nature Photography", Keter, pp 240, Cat. No. 536120 (Hebrew).
• Darom D. (1990), "Beautiful Plants of The Bible", Palphot Ltd, pp 48, (English +).
• Shmida A., Darom D. (1991) "The Color Guide To Trees", Keter, pp 328, (Hebrew).
• Darom D., Tsurnamal M. (1992) "The Color Guide to the Seashores of Israel", Keter, pp 272, (Hebrew).
• Darom D. (1996) "Animals of the Bible" Palphot Ltd, pp 48, (English +).
• Darom D. (1996) "Wildflower" Album format full color, Keter, pp 120, (Hebrew).
• Golani D., Darom D. (1997) "Handbook of the Fish of Israel", Keter, full color, pp 270, (Hebrew).
• Golani D., Ozturk B., Basusta N., photography: Darom D. (2006) "Fishes of the Eastern Mediterranean", TUDAV, full color, pp 260, (English).

Knives

• Darom D. (2003) "Art and Design in Modern Custom Folding Knives", Saviolo Publisher, pp 256, (English +).
• Darom D. (2005) "Art and Design in Modern Custom Fixed-Blade Knives", Saviolo Publisher, pp 276, (English +).
• Darom D. (2006) "The Art of Modern Custom Knifemaking", Saviolo Publisher, pp 252, (English +).
• Darom D. (2007) "Modern Custom Knives The Great Collections", Saviolo Publisher, pp 288, (English +).
• Darom D. (2008) "Edmund Davidson The Art of the Integral Knife" Published by the author *, pp 144, .
• Darom D. (2009) "Tim Hancock The Western Bladesmith", Published by the author, pp 152, .
• Darom D. (2010) "The World of Art Knives", Published by the author, pp 272, .
• Darom D. (2011) "The Art Knives of Van Barnett & Dellana" Published by the author, pp 152 full color, .

Gallery

Marine fauna

External links

• ganoksin.com

Notes and References

1. Book: Dani Golani. Bayram Öztürk. Nuri Başusta. Fishes of the eastern Mediterranean. 7. 7 February 2011. 2006. Turkish Marine Research Foundation. 978-975-8825-12-7.
2. David Engelberg et al, Multicellular Stalk-Like Structures in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, Vol. 180, No. 15, Aug. 1998, p. 3992–3996
3. Smilanski Y. (1996) "Let There Be Flowers" Special Weekend Edition of "Globes" (15 November),pages 12–13 (Hebrew).
4. Web site: Beautiful Plants of the Bible [9789652800671] - $12.99 : And Thou Shalt Read!, Choosy Books for Chosen People . 25 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707141943/http://andthoushaltread.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=2585 . 7 July 2011 . dead .
5. Kesten Y. (1971) "Silence in a Thousand Colors". Ha’aretz Weekly Magazine (4 May), Cover and pages 16–17 (Hebrew).
6. Aditor’s Choice (1976) "RED SEA WONDERS" The Jerusalem POST Weekend Magazine (27 August), Cover & pages 10–11.
7. Schrag C. (1987) "FISH-EYE Lens" The Jerusalem POST Weekend Magazine (7 April), Cover & pages 10–11&15.
8. Brauner D. (1994) "Underwater Challenges for the Photographer", The Jerusalem POST (1 May)
9. Web site: Archived copy . 25 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151126045238/http://siamb.org.il/uploads/59_2_Book%20review.pdf . 26 November 2015 . dead .
10. Golani . D. . 10.1560/TCQ5-030G-UCGV-HBFY . Upeneus Davidaromi, A New Deep Water Goatfish (Osteichthyes, Mullidae) from the Red Sea . Israel Journal of Zoology . 47 . 111–121 . 2001 . 2 .
11. McCreight T. "BOOKS: Art and Design in Modern Custom Folding Knives", METALSMITH, Winter 2004, pages 18–19.
12. Mor A. "Beautiful Literature", BLAZER Magazine, August 2004, page 87 (Hebrew).
13. Guild D. "A Visual Knife Feast", BLADE, March 2005, pages 116–120.
14. Huntington R. "Art and Design in Knives", American HANDGUNNER, Jan/Feb 2007, page 78.
15. Web site: Book Review – Art and Design in Modern Custom Folding Knives. The Ganoksin Project.
16. Darom D. (2006) "Art Et Design Des Couteaux Pliants", .Darom D. (2006) "Kunstvolle Messer. Handgefertigte Klappmesser aus aller Welt", White Star Verlag GmBH, .Darom D. (2006) "Arte e design dei coltelli pieghevoli", .Darom D. (2007) "Umeni a design sucasnosti Zakazkove Zaviraci Noze", Slovart, . Дэйром Д. (2006) "НОЖИ Искусство и дизайн современных ножей", ООО "Издательство АСТ", .
17. Jones, Clarke C. "Virginia Wildlife", April 2010, Page 7
18. "The Knife Sculptor", Roanoke Times, Sunday, 18 July 2010, Page 7
19. Shackleford Steve, "Window into Knifemaking", BLADE Magazine, August 2011, pages 36–38.
20. http://www.flintriverknifeclub.com/news/nov_10.pdf