hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ tˈʊk ˈɔf ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn wɛn hiː wʌz hˈaɪɚd baɪ pˈɪktʃɚ pˈoʊst, ɐ mˌæɡɐzˈiːn nˈoʊn fɔːɹ ˌɔn loʊkˈeɪʃən ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɪŋ ænd lˈaɪvˈækʃən fətˈɑːɡɹəfi.
His career took off in 1939 when he was hired by Picture Post, a magazine known for on location reporting and live-action photography.