Hotel-Joey

I signed my lease again for 2010. Living on my own in Brooklyn for a year has been an extremely interesting and liberating experience...












…but that doesn’t mean I’ve been alone. My apartment frequently turns into Hotel-Joey, a safe haven for friends to stop by. Photographers, fri

  • February 12-2010, 07:43 pm
    Those pics of Lara are amazing. I'm glad you posted pics of what your pad ACTUALLY looks like. I was about to cry 'fraud'. Nice work though, as usual.
  • February 12-2010, 07:54 pm
    this Lara Jade friend of yours is phenomenally gorgeous.
  • February 12-2010, 08:22 pm
    The apartment looks awesome now with everything up! Great shots of Lara also. Where are lara's of you?
  • February 12-2010, 08:24 pm
    I love the display of your photographs in the canvas format. It's difficult to think that you find such a stunning looking apartment in Bushwick. Looks amazing. I thought it was for sure Williamsburg.
  • February 12-2010, 08:24 pm
    Great shot of Lara, it's almost like an anti-PETA ad. :)
  • February 12-2010, 09:34 pm
    Love this shot. Surprising to say the very least but very gorgeous. Love the anti-PETA comment. :)
  • February 13-2010, 02:48 am
    Amazing apartment. Where are you coming in India? I'm currently based in Mumbai. Hit me up if you're in the area. I even have a place closed to the airport.
  • February 13-2010, 05:56 am
    Wonderful apartment, and I was also looking at your ethiopian exhibition below - stunning work, and what a marvellous place for an exhibition!Great photos of lara, I particularly like the first one. It may not be your usual kind of photo, but you really made it excellent.
  • February 13-2010, 12:40 pm
    Wow, the photos of Lara are fantastic! I love the head piece, nice colors in it. The light on her face in the top one is gorgeous...:)
  • Nina
    February 13-2010, 05:07 pm
    Your work is amazing, your apartment is amazing x fancy swapping, a week in surburban London shooting kids ( not literally ) xx would really love the opportunity to do some fashion shoots x amazing work hun xxx
  • February 13-2010, 09:33 pm
    Awesome shots of Lara! Great meeting you both the other day. Will have to make it back to the Cabin in the East Village again sometime.
  • February 14-2010, 06:31 am
    Beautiful portrait of Lara, and sweet apartment. Gotta love those twisty stairs XD
  • February 14-2010, 09:39 am
    we own the same couch! ha. mine has fabric cover though. nice place.
  • February 14-2010, 07:55 pm
    Im a ''Long term internet buddy
  • Antialias
    February 14-2010, 09:38 pm
    Hey, Joey L! I love your works. I've been RSS-ing this blog thru Google Reader, but somehow couldn't display your full post on it. If you could work this out like AperturaPhoto's blog did, it will be nice ... keep up the adventurous you!
  • February 15-2010, 08:47 pm
    "Under the circumstances..." as in, her clothes fell off and the circumstances required photographing so you could tell everyone that it really happened.Don't hate tha playa...The lighting is awesome, don't know why I don't own your lighting DVD, yet.
  • February 16-2010, 05:18 am
    Stunning images of Lara. She is a natural model! Can't wait to see what she got of you!
  • February 16-2010, 02:47 pm
    Nice pad - love those big wall prints. The girl's not bad either. :)
  • February 17-2010, 08:57 am
    Beautiful photo's!
  • February 19-2010, 04:55 pm
    Stunning work joey, got a recommendation from Crash Taylor on facebook to have a look at your website and DVD. Glad I did wonderful stuff, great lighting info. Cheers
  • February 19-2010, 05:33 pm
    awesome work....
  • Mundhir Eltahir
    February 20-2010, 07:35 am
    I am a starting out photographer who graduated from digital media, at LCC London. I really admire your skills and passion.You are such and amazing person with a fantastic character, I personally think that personality should come first, then everything else follows nicely and smoothly.It should be so nice to welcome you to my home country, Sudan. We have such fantastic locations and I volunteer to take you around and assist you in every single way.
  • Dias
    February 23-2010, 09:23 am
    magnifique ! touchant ! sincère !bravo à vous
  • Chris
    February 23-2010, 08:26 pm
    Sweet pad!! I'd like to stay a few nights. Can you reccomend where to get similar canvas prints done like yours? I have way too many blank walls and a few pics I'd like to hang. Love that simple but artsy look u have going. Thanks!
  • February 24-2010, 05:51 pm
    Lara Jade and Joey L under same roof. That's sweet. The photos are sweet too. Congrats.PS. Try to clean more. Lara was complaining a bit... ;-)
  • will foster
    February 26-2010, 04:19 pm
    this would look awsome as one of those velvet pictures
  • March 06-2010, 03:41 am
    Damn. i bet you get some mad tail up in there
  • March 07-2010, 11:20 pm
    As what I have told my friends about you. Joey L is 3D! Hehe. I can hardly find this kind of photo anywhere. There are maybe but not many. Keep up the good work Joel! :D
  • March 08-2010, 12:33 pm
    Loving the images of Lara. I've been a big fan of hers for many years, she is incredible talented photographer. Looking forward to seeing what she came up with for you!
  • March 09-2010, 11:59 pm
    Joey, L your work is off the hinges man, would love to have a piece of my heritage in my studio man.. the Art from Africa is sicknin...
  • Jeremy
    March 12-2010, 06:50 am
    Love the work. The Ethiopians on the canvas prints look stunning. Who do you use for those canvas prints?
  • March 15-2010, 01:24 pm
    JoeyL.... pressure is on to see a copy of the polaroid from GPP.I think your work is great
  • March 15-2010, 05:48 pm
    I don't know why you don't do more fashion shots, you kill em...
  • March 16-2010, 11:40 am
    are we going to see anything from GPP? hear you threw a bit of a curve ball......
  • March 25-2010, 01:37 pm
    Hey Joey! so you have started giving classes aswell? I like your work and i suggest you, why don't you come to Pakistan this time there are alot of places here and if you want me to help you with that I'll be there.
  • March 29-2010, 07:46 pm
    Hey Joey, I love your work. Looks like you are headed to India, any plans of going back to Nepal? I am from there, live in Seattle now. My brother lives in Kathmandu. Let me know if you are headed to Nepal in the future, you have a place to stay there. Good luck in India.
  • March 31-2010, 12:41 pm
    Amazing. When I saw the polaroid with Lara, I was astounded. But then I saw the photos you took of her. Truly inspirational to have fallen upon your website, I hope to be same place one day.
  • March 31-2010, 09:04 pm
    haha you appartment's mess is like mine! Glad some other 'tog has similar traits :P. Cool pics of Lara, definately a different take to her usual self portraits. Love the head piece!
  • April 01-2010, 09:30 am
    Beautiful Photos of Lara...i love the light, the pose, her expression, the wardrobe..love love love it..i found your blog on her flickr photostream and HAD to check out the pictures you took of her cuz i so admire her look and talent. Thank you for sharing. you've just inspired me!!!
  • April 04-2010, 08:09 am
    Hello Joey, great work you do. If you plan on comming to Quebec city in Canada, i could help a lot. Keep it fun, Mike
  • June 07-2010, 09:41 am
    When are you coming to India. Let me know if I can help you out in any way possible. Can be a free assistant as well :)Just another fan of your skills with light.
  • November 19-2010, 05:22 am
    Absolutely love the two shots of Lara. Such nice soft lighting, very simple but really effective. She looks like she was born to wear that! Keep it up!
  • December 23-2010, 09:34 pm
    i want a high res pic of the far left Polaroid photos