Meet Our Team
Joel Sheakoski
Joel Sheakoski is the founder of Joel S Photo. Joel has traveled extensively to photograph and document political, societal and cultural events with a diversity of clients and for a diversity of causes.
Having worked with organizations, newspapers, news agencies and digital media companies in New York, Rio de Janeiro, Paris, Madrid, Berlin, Johannesburg, Doha and Istanbul, his experience spans a variety of fields, from reporting on global conferences and bilateral political negotiations and agreements to documenting field activities, advertising and advocacy work.
Joel is proud to put his audiovisual skills and story-telling knowledge to the service of public officials from across the globe and to support organizations that amplify the voices of communities such as those with disabilities, women and girls, children, indigenous people and migrant and refugees.
Chae Kihn
Chae Kihn is a professional photographer and artist renowned for her evocative portraits and documentary work. She loves documenting different aspects of society and cultural events.
Chae has lived and worked all over the world including several countries in Southern Africa where she worked for six riveting years as a photographer for numerous NGO’s and news agencies such as Human Rights Watch, Save The Children, Anti-Crime Forum, Amnesty International, and various wire services.
Upon returning to the United States she attained an MFA degree from Rochester Institute for Technology and works as a photo journalist and portrait photographer in NYC.
Erik Fuller
Erik has developed a career in product photography. His capturing and editing skills got his photos published in several magazines and catalogs for clients such as Masserati and Audi.
As an event photographer and videographer Erik has worked for organizations such as the Food Bank of New York and for syndicated news agencies producing photo editorials for social special interest stories.
Erik graduated from Boston University and lived 10 years in Germany, making him a fluent German Speaker.
Ege Okal
Ege is a photographer and filmmaker. Her talent for animation and story telling has been recognized in many film festivals all around the world, such as DOK Leipzig, Istanbul Film Festival, Melbourne International Animation Festival.
She has an MFA from Cornell University and has taught in the art department as part-time lecturer in Bilgi University in Turkey.
Kerry O’connor
With over a decade of web design experience, Kerry is readily available create a website that brings your message to the next level. His IT and programming skills are complemented by his visual talent, helping create web aesthetically appealing products for knowledge management and information sharing.