Joel grew up in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong and came to Portland, ME in 2012 to attend Maine College of Art (MECA).
He later attended The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies before completing his MFA at MECA. Presently, Joel is a graduate school admissions counselor at MECA. This is a link to his virtual reality project called The Penguin Club in the Salt Archives which he referenced in this interview.

Joel is a conceptual artist who works in an array of media to include photography, film making, virtual reality, interactive installations and sound design. He works under the pseudonym "Probably Joel" and you can see and hear his work at www.probablyjoel.com. or at instagram.com/peekuh.

The ambient street sounds heard in the background of this interview are from the busy market street that Joel grew up on in Hong Kong.

Music: "Rolling" by Grayhat, produced by a friend of Joel's.