Joel King was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and graduated from Lakeville High School before moving to California. After studying film at UCLA, Joel became a member of the International Photographers Guild as a motion picture cameraman and entered into a 30-year Hollywood career working as a camera operator and Director of Photography. Joel worked on feature films and television with such greats as Barbra Streisand, John Travolta, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Lemmon, Prince, Dennis Hopper, Gregory Peck, Jeff Bridges, Steven Spielberg (Dual), and Martin Scorsese (Steadicam, Raging Bull). In addition to his film work, Joel photographed hundreds of television commercials, earning 12 CLIO awards and spending a dozen years filming commercials for McDonald's.

Following his days in Hollywood, Joel worked for several years in Chicago exclusively for 32West Productions with director Corky Arnold; and in Minnesota he continued to work on movies (Grumpier Old Men, D2: The Mighty Ducks, Graffiti Bridge, Iron Will, Feeling Minnesota) and filming several TV commercials (Minnesota Lottery, Grain Belt Beer, and more) before opening up his own photography studio. Today, you can find Joel at his studio in Henderson, MN, 45 minutes south of Minneapolis.

To see more, check out Joel's movie credits on IMDB.