He has been taking photographs for over 30 years. Joe has received Honorable Mention Awards at the 2010, 2011, and 2013 International Photography Awards, the 10th Annual Abstraction Juried International Art Exhibition, and the 27th, 28th, 29th, 31st and 32nd Annual Spring Photography Contests. Recently, his photography was commissioned and used for Indie Rock duo Blanche et Noir's debut EP album cover and overall graphic design (2015). His work has appeared in several publications including Color Fine Art Photography Magazine (2009), Diffusion Magazine (2010), F-Stop Magazine (2013) and the books, The Best of Photography Annual (2007-9, 2011, 2012 editions). Joe has been exhibited at Upstream People Gallery (2008), Art Mundo (2012), and was featured "Photographer of the Week" on two websites - JPG Magazine (2009), and The Focus Project (2011).