A seasoned location shooter, Gerry travels extensively and maintains a modern studio. He is also an internationally published author and lecturer.

Gerry's writing and photography have appeared in many periodicals and magazines. His textbooks on photography are distributed worldwide and are respected as definitive works in the field. He has lectured and delivered workshops for a wide variety of groups and institutions, including Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Florida, American Institute of Architects, Pratt Institute of Design, and Cooper Union School of Architecture. He has been a regular lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he was invited to establish a continuing education professional development program. He has also worked as a consultant for Canon USA. Gerry is also a meditation teacher with thirty years experience.

For more than a decade Gerry has donated his professional services to the United Way of Winnipeg in support of annual campaigns that raise millions of dollars each year for critical community service agencies. He has provided similar assistance to Winnipeg Harvest Food Bank, the Health Sciences Research Foundation, UNICEF, and to the Winnipeg Childrens' Hospital Research Foundation.

Participants in Gerry's professional and personal development workshops consistently rate his presentations as excellent and inspiring.