Barry has been fortunate to live on both ends of the Appalachian Mountain range in Eastern North America. He was born and raised on the coast of New Hampshire. The 2nd half of his life he has called East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains his home.

In 2004, Barry began putting together his portfolio in hopes to sell his work upon his retirement. In 2007, he retired and began his 2nd career as a Nature and Wildlife Photographer. He started selling his work at both indoor and outdoor events.

By 2015, he had a large enough following to open his first gallery in Townsend Tennessee. He outgrew that space in just 2 years and in 2017 he opened The Cades Cove Gallery in Townsend. In 2018, Barry began teaching photography at the university non-credit program, speaking for clubs around the Southeast and guiding in the Smoky Mountains.