I'm Joe.

I’m a business oriented engineer, graphic designer, photographer, web designer, entrepreneur, musician, cooking enthusiast, and all around do-it-yourselfer. I enjoy being outdoorsy and making things with my hands.

"While there is perhaps a domain in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see."

Finding beauty in life's simplest pleasures is what makes me happiest. Getting caught up in the complexities of our daily lives, after all, is what keeps us from truly enjoying life. I find great pleasure in finding ways for the things we interact with on a daily basis to be more efficient. Which leads to the best feeling in the world: taking something that would otherwise seem drab or commonplace and being able to turn it into something useful, or better, aesthetically pleasing to one's intrigue. Whether it's photography, music, engineering, or love, life is full of opportunities for the artistic expression of joy and happiness.

I'm a self taught hobbyist who enjoys building things and making them work efficiently. Photography allows me to share my creative side. :)

Ultimately, I just enjoy capturing the simplest things in life and admiring how beautiful the world can be if you just slow down long enough to appreciate it!

- Nikon D800

- Nikon D810

- Nikon D90

- Nikon 50mm ƒ/1.4G

- Nikon 24-70mm ƒ/2.8

- Sigma 24-70mm ƒ/2.8

- Sigma 70-200mm ƒ/2.8

- Nikon SB 600 (3)

- Paul C. Buff Einstein E640

- Paul C. Buff Vagabond Mini

- PocketWizard MiniTT1 (2) & FlexTT5 (3)

- Crumpler 8 Million Dollar Home (for bodies and lenses)

- Tenba 1030 PAT (for light stands, tripod, & umbrellas)

- Pelican 1560 to house it all for gigs

As I said before, I'm a web designer, so I have a lot of websites. Here are a few:

www.josephacote.com

www.207stills.com

blog.josephacote.com

www.joescookbook.com

I'm Twenty Nine, Male, and Happily Taken!