Joel Anderson is based in Ojai, California. Journalist, Photographer and Artist, Joel has engaged assignments with, and provided professional quality images for, Yamaha Piano Corp., Disney, Ojai Festivals, others. Photographic prints by Anderson were purchased by Beatrice Wood for her private collection, now residing at the Smithsonian Institution. Joel has compiled an extensive professional photographic film & digital archives while photographing a range of subjects consistently for publication. In the process, he has been allowed a unique view of documentary-art-photography life. He has also documented his uncle, Walt Dice' life. Walt was a second generation photographer who traveled the U.S. during the early through mid 20th century, operated a studio in the midwest, as well as early shooting for fire and police departments. (From time to time Joel still uses many of Walt's revered original vintage cameras such as the model pictured on this page, Kodak Medalist II, 1946.)