David Darom

• Name — David Darom • Native Name — דוד דרום • Born — 1943 • Birthplace — Bombay, India • Field — Marine Biologist, Photographer

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

Darom photographed the wildlife and wild flowers of Israel, with special attention to the documentation of the Plants of the Bible. Underwater he photographed hundreds of fish species as well as marine invertebrates from the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. In 2001, Upeneus davidaromi, a species of goatfish found in the Red Sea, was named in his honour.

Darom was an avid collector of handmade (Custom) art knives. In 2002 he published a series of large format art books on the subject. In 2003, he published "Art and Design in Modern Custom Folding Knives", 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. 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". 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. 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".

• 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).

• 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,.

• Illustration — Ophrys holosericea • Illustration — Salvia indica • Illustration — Iris palaestina

• Illustration — Diagonal butterflyfish • Illustration — Gomophia egyptiaca • Illustration — Blacktip reef shark

David Darom is recorded with the occupation photographer. Recorded as photographer and biologist.