Harry left high school before graduating (didn't fit in at the time) and went to work in the J. Walter Advertising Co in Toronto for a couple of years. Then stints at the Ottawa Citizen, an Aircraft repair facility in Toronto and quite often a second job at a couple of different service stations. It was at one such job where he met James Barnett who after a time suggested he apply for a job where Jim worked, Vickers Sperry Rand which manufactured and serviced Hydraulic equipment.

Under Jim Barnett’s tutelage Harry learned to be a good fitter and welder. This served him well two years later when Harry started his around the world travels where he worked in similar industries in New Zealand, Australia and Britain. When all is said and done it was this training by Jim in doing a job right and being proud of it, that led to my success later in life as a Photographer.

While in Australia he met his future wife Paulene Sinclair and on their getting back to Canada and getting married in 1967, Harry went back to school and finished his high school education.

While doing this, he developed a serious love of Photography and developed a portfolio of work.

In 1969 he joined the National Museums of Canada in a junior photo position and stayed almost 2 years when Harry and Paulene returned to New Zealand as Harry had yet to meet Paulene's family.

1970 back in New Zealand Harry joined the New Zealand Government Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and spent almost 4 years in very productive work developing as a Photographer.

1974 saw Harry and Paulene coming back to Canada and Harry going back to his job at the Museum in Ottawa.

Harry stayed at the Museum for 32 years, 22 years as Chief Photographer of the National Museum of Man which changed into the Museum of Civilization, until retiring in 2005. Harry was the principal photographer in many publications and projects and developed web based applications for photography in the Museum. He designed and produced a web based project on the historic buildings of Hull, Quebec and one on the town of Perth Ontario that showed the relationship of then and now.

For an interview by the CBC in September of 2012 regarding my Blacksmithing and Viking connections, please click here.