David J. Hanington was born in England and spent his career as a Fine Arts conservator who specialized in rare books and archival materials. He immigrated to Canada in 1970 to take a position with the Public Archives of Canada.

David retired in September 2000 from the Canadian Conservation Institute in Ottawa, Canada. http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca

Since his retirement, he has found time to pursue his interests in travel and photography. He has produced many A.V. shows of vacations that he has taken with his wife Sandra.