Born in 1961 in the San Francisco Bay Area, Joe Decker received a B.S. in mathematics from the California Institute of Technology in 1984, which in turn led to a successful and diverse career in the technology industry. His work in visual perception during that time provided a foundation for his understanding of the color and how people "see photographs."
Joe remembers the day he first "saw the light" and began his pursuit of fine art photography--it was New Years Day, 1991--he woke at dawn to see the mile-high face of El Capitan glowing gold through a faint mist, and he was profoundly affected not only by the beauty of the scene but also by its spiritual quality. Joe's desire to capture and communicate such experiences inspired his study into photography.