His journey into photography began at the age of nine when his father gifted him his first camera. Blair’s early career started with the photography section of the London Daily Express, a newspaper renowned for nurturing young photographic talent.

His thirst for adventure led him to manage the world’s first Teen hotel, open a discotheque in Coventry, create a religious souvenir business, and embark on a motorcycle journey to Spain and Morocco with an ex-army motorbike and sidecar. Throughout these diverse projects, photography played a pivotal role in funding his adventures.

Returning to England, Blair met his Australian wife and settled in Australia. He briefly worked for the Commonwealth Film Unit and contributed part-time to the Aboriginal Publishing Foundation. In 1972, Blair founded Earth Images Pty Ltd, specialising in satellite imagery processing, remote sensing, aerial photography, and forensic processing. He later established Arundell Studio on the North Shore of Sydney, where every project was approached as an artistic challenge, not just photography by the numbers.