3 9 , ▁he ▁frequently ▁travel led ▁across ▁Australia ▁to ▁photograph ▁the ▁country ' s ▁land sc apes , ▁indust ries , ▁people ▁and ▁famous ▁events . ▁His ▁motion ▁pictures ▁and ▁still ▁photos ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁promote ▁Australia ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁I ve ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Reading , ▁Ber k shire , ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁and ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁cam eras ▁and ▁phot ography ▁in ▁child hood . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 1 , ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Br is b ane , ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁cinemat ography . ▁After ▁dro pping ▁out ▁of ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 3 , ▁Bert ▁I ve ▁worked ▁in ▁several ▁jobs , ▁among ▁them : ▁glass ▁emb os ser , ▁logo ▁writer , ▁decor ator ▁and ▁painter . ▁He ▁took ▁an ▁art istic ▁view ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁work ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁training ▁as ▁an ▁artist . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁I ve ▁began ▁working ▁on ▁stage ▁produ ctions . ▁When ▁he ▁watched ▁film ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁I ve ▁became ▁fasc in ated ▁by ▁it . ▁Because ▁of ▁this , ▁he ▁converted ▁a ▁cinemat ograph er ▁travel ing ▁in ▁northern ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁and ▁southern ▁Queensland , ▁and ▁in ▁Br is b ane ▁he ▁project ed ▁film ▁and ▁song ▁trans par encies ▁for ▁Ted ▁Holland ' s ▁V au dev ille ▁Entertain ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁His