Hussey graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1987, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production with a minor in Photography.
He pursued his Master of Fine Arts thesis on the subject of understanding veterans in the Vietnam War Era.
Entitled "Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You," [1] the thesis detailed his exhibition of photographs and writings relating directly to a group of Vietnam War Veterans from the Rochester, New York, area.
[3] In 2010, his "Reflections" campaign for Pharmaceutical drug company Novartis's Exelon patch won a Gold Addy Award from the American Advertising Federation and was featured in Communication Arts 2010 Photography Annual.
Hussey has become an aggressive copyright enforcer, bringing lawsuits against many people and businesses, primarily for his Reflections series images.