Robert Percy Moore is regarded by historians as New Zealands greatest panorama photographer. He was born in Christchurch in 1881 and died in Sydney 1948.

His photography career started in Queensland, Australia, where during the first world war he made postcard views of the region. His earliest panoramas were made in and around Sydney in 1919.

Although Moore worked in Wellington his photographs were national in scope, covering the length and breadth of the country. During the 1920s and 30s Moore travelled extensively, photographing homesteads of the affluent, major public events, royal visits, group portraits, maori and maori villages and rural scenery. Moore's photographs are held in private and institutional collections throughout the country.

He used a Kodak Cirkut camera for his panoramic views.