Event and Commercial Photography:

Joel and Hitomi shoot weddings, bar/bat mitzvah, portraits and commercial /real estate for Joel Dames Photography. They have covered local events for organizations including Village Theatre, Phinney Neighborhood Association, Coffee Fest, Washington Athletic Club, Seattle Hebrew Academy, Jewish Day School and Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council.

About Joel Dames

• Newspaper Publications (photos/articles): More than seventy feature photo articles including The Japan Times (national daily English language daily), Seattle Weekly, The Seattle Press, Northwest Asian Weekly, Asia Today, Jewish Transcript (JT), Stars & Stripes (Dept of Defense), The International Educator, Pacifica (DoDDS)
• Magazine Publications (photos/articles): WAC Magazine (Washington Athletic Club), The East, Islands, Linking Ring – International Brotherhood of Magicians (award for best series)
  Journal Publications: Contemporary Issues in Reading, Journal of Experimental Psychology, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy.
• Book Publication: Scripting the Mind with REST, Rational-Emotive Self-Talk (introduction by American Psychologist Albert Ellis), Mikasa Shobo Publishing Company, Tokyo

Joel is a member of Professional Photographers of America.

Joel has years of experience working with children as a teacher, counselor, and school psychologist. He has a wide range of interests including being a black belt in Aikido. His goal is to offer clients the highest quality work and to develop great relationships with clients and community.

About Hitomi Dames