Harry von Stark graduated from the Platt Graphic Design College. At first, poster art was his genre, then photography. His works have received top honors in the Amador Art Festival at Sutter Creek, and he has been the featured artist at Oakland's ArtShip. Von Stark is a member of Gallery 9 in Port Townsend. Today, von Stark is a freelance photo-journalist and fine art photographer residing in the quaint berg of Quilicene, Washington.