Joey L.

About the author

Joey L. is a Canadian-born independent photographer and director based in Brooklyn, New York. Since the age of 18, Joey’s work has been consistently sought out by a number of prominent clients, including the U.S. Army, National Geographic Channel, Lavazza and many others. Most recently, Joey traveled three times to Iraq and Syria to document the ongoing crisis. He has embedded with multiple sides of the war, including the government-held areas in Damascus, FSA rebels, and Kurdish fighters of the YPG.

Welcome to Raqqa, a photo-essay from the frontlines

Today I want to introduce my friend Joey L. to SOFREP readers.  Joey is an accomplished professional photographer who I traveled to Damascus, Syria with last year.  He has also made several trips to Iraq and Kurdish held northern Syria.  This report details his last trip to Syria a few months ago and helps set […]