Based in San Diego, Joel Zwink works primarily in corporate, industrial, architectural, sports and entertainment photography. Training as a photojournalist included regular work with the Los Angeles Times and then as staff photographer at the San Diego Union-Tribune. During the past 15 years, assignments have included documentary work of relief efforts in Somalia.

Infusing a photojournalistic style into his commercial work, Zwink’s clientele has a diversified listing including the following: Sports Illustrated, ESPN Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, San Diego Convention Center, Directv, National Football League Properties, Major League Baseball Properties, The Los Angeles Times, Sunset Magazine, Simplenet, Burnham Real Estate Services, Secured Capital Corp, Trammel Crow, San Diego Padres, Ringside Promotions, Sycuan Resort and Casino, Hyatt Regency, Computer Science Corporation, Turner Broadcasting, Cox Cable, KYXY Radio, Atlantic Records, Request Magazine, Clear Channel Communications, Fortress Entertainment and BSMG.

Projects have included documenting the San Diego Padres, the Ballpark District Redevelopment and the expansion of the San Diego Convention Center. Five years with the San Diego Padres included exciting milestones. In 1996 Zwink photographed La Primera Serie, the first international regular season series with the New York Mets in Monterrey, Mexico. The 1998 National League Championship for the Padres culminated with a book project called "A Season to Remember". The 1999 spring training season included a stint with entertainer Garth Brooks as a member on the Padres’ roster. The latest book project in 2006 was to doccument the monumental undertaking for the renovation of the historic US Grant Hotel, the oldest existing hotel in San Diego.

Zwink also worked on two other book projects including a chronicle of the San Diego Convention Center expansion. Photography began with the enormous empty lot highlighted by the pile driver to the burgeoning steel superstructure. Zwink has also teamed with San Diego graphic artist Chris McGirr on part of the SDCC project to create a series of posters from the project.

With the voter approval of the Ballpark District Redevelopment, Zwink has also documented the 60 square block area which will include the San Diego Padres Ballpark and the Ballpark District downtown. Current conditions and aerial perspectives are targets of the documentation as the redevelopment effort evolved. This body of work also was included in a book about the construction of the ballpark.

Currently Zwink is documenting the evolution of boxing promoter Ringside Promotions of Sycuan. Within the first two year Ringside has produced two World Champions in Joan Guzman and Julio Diaz.

Zwink has operated Zwink Photography since 1992 and is currently located in San Diego. Stock photography is available through us or may also be obtained through MLB Properties. Fine Art prints of selected images are also available upon request.

An active member in APA and ASMP-San Diego Zwink is currently a Board of Directors member of ASMP-SD and held the position of President during 2003 and 2004.