David Chandler has pointed out that "Moore belonged to "the second wave of new colour documentary in Britain", having attended Farnham College of Art and Design, where he was taught by practitioners from the first wave including
Martin Parr and
Paul Graham."[9]
The book Pictures From The Real World (2013) is a documentary series about working class families on a council estate in Derby in 1987/88. Moore made the colour work in
Osmaston, near to where he was living, for his graduation show. Some of the pictures were chosen by Parr for a feature in Creative Camera in 1988. A tightly edited volume of the work was published by
Dewi Lewis in 2013.[9][10]
Moore has made a "portfolio of works on secret and relevant state infrastructure." He has documented Britain's
Houses of Parliament, published in the book The Commons (2003).[11] Beginning in 2006, he was given access to photograph the
Ministry of Defence's Crisis Command Center, a
military citadel under London. At the time he was the only known independent photographer to have done so.[12] This resulted in the book the Last Things (2007). He has also documented the top-security jail cells for terrorist suspects inside London's
Paddington Green Police Station.[11][13]
Pictures From The Real World: Colour Photographs from 1987–1988. Stockport:
Dewi Lewis; London: Here, 2013.
ISBN978-1907893339. With an essay by David Chandler. Edition of 500 copies.[8][18]
The Lisa and John Slideshow: A Play About Photography. London: Makina, 2019.
ISBN978-1-9160608-1-4. With an essay by
Val Williams ("Acting Out: David, Lisa and John"). Edition of 400 copies.[14]
Zines
English Domestic Interiors: 1986–88. Southport:
Café Royal, 2021.
Moore's work is held in the following permanent collection:
University of Warwick, Coventry: "from 'Pocket Fiction' which explored the personal histories of a group of individuals living in Lincolnshire 1996"[1]