His father Sam Hood was a photographer and photojournalist and had a studio at 124 Pitt Street, Sydney.

A number of established photographers worked at his father's photographic studio including Ernie Bowen, Gus Daley, Jack Lazern, Lethington Maitland.

[4] Dalny Studio expanded its operations to include press photography providing photographs for various newspapers.

[3] Hood was employed as newspaper staff photographer for several Australian newspapers: The Argus and Star 1934–1936 (Melbourne, Victoria) Daily Telegraph (Sydney, New South Wales) 1936 +[4][3] Hood is perhaps best known for a photograph of the Sydney Harbour Bridge that appeared in the Argus 15 May 1930 with the following caption: “The first photograph taken from the top of the jib of the creeper crane on the north side of the North Shore bridge, showing Dawes Point and Darling Harbour in the distance”[3][5] Hood moved from Wamberal on the NSW Central Coast to Willoughby in Sydney in later life.

1913–1969 (121 negatives, 118 photographic prints, held by the State Library of New South Wales)[7]