Throughout his career, he was nominated 14 times for an Ariel Award for Best Cinematography which he won twice for En La Palma de Tu Mano and Untouched.
He enlisted in the Canadian Army where he met Mary Pickford who introduced him to Hollywood since he expressed his interest in becoming an actor.
He later approached Christie Comedies where he was advised to look for more stable positions in the movie industry and started his career in cinematography and film editing.
He received the opportunity of working with Barnes, Edison and Meyer, and learned techniques such as graduations, tridimensional vision, and the sense of potential balance.
He moved to Mexico in 1931 and worked with directors such as Arcady Boytler, Roberto Gavaldón, Julio Bracho, and Luis Buñuel.