is a 20 yr old South Bronx native who has made a name for himself in the International Center of Photography
since the age of 10. Some of his most acknowledgeable work to date has consisted of Naomi Campbell, Ed Hardy
Swizz Beatz,Wildlife Conservation Society, The Point CDC, Fashion Week, J.M. Kapland Fund, Stop Smiling
and Laced Magazine. He has been featured on PBS special City Arts at the tender age of 11
and Yam magazine in Germany. Besides photography he has done director of lighting for 106 &Park
Freestyle Friday Champion Oun-P and currently designs and manages DJL’s Myspace page
(myspace.com/DJLMASTERKEY) to strengthen his umbrella of many ventures. His heartlies in
photography where he believes it forced him to look at life through the lens “Instead of loading
a gun, shooting and killing- i load the camera, shoot and make a killer shot ”.
From documenting lifestyle, he currently pursues an education in Business Administration at CUNY
while approaching his fourth semester, he is also a full fledge teacher through ICP to return the gift
of photography that he has been blessed with for over the past ten years. He remains as a top outsourced
asset for many buisnesses devoting his time to phianthropy for People of Color Environmental Summit II,
Fund for the City of New York, Allied Media Confrence, Youth Popular Culture Institue,
Council on the Environment, and Congressman Jose E Serrano. He is currently in the works of
launching a clothing line that emphasizes the lifestyle of a photographer
who is very fashion savvy and self conscience.You can check out more about Joseph
at these links below.
http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/studentwork/cns/2002-07-07/syndication/asmith-photothepoint.txt
http://www.cominguptaller.org/awards-2005/program6.html
http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/news/2006/04/third_annual_festival_jury.php
http://www.icp.org/site/c.dnJGKJNsFqG/b.1725755/k.6D6E/Community_Programs_Events.htm
http://www.thepoint.org/artsandculture/icp/icp_main.html
http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/studentwork/cns/2002-07-07/698.asp
http://www.para-mi.net/Departments/MakingADifference/JanisAstordelValle.htm
http://fm.hunter.cuny.edu/huntspointexpress/?page_id=146
bhttp://www.huntspointexpress.com