Joel has always loved the fantasy world created by the minds of Walt Disney, Dr. Seuss, Jim Henson and many more and he enjoys putting whimsical elements inspired by these role models into his own work. Joel strongly believes in sending a positive message through art and in summer of 2013 he, along with 2 fellow photographers, created a non-profit workshop tour that took them across the United States over 2 months, teaching a portrait workshop to over 100 students. Joel was recently hired by Coca-Cola to participate as the lead photographer in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour, capturing happiness in 90 countries over a 9 month period.