His father, who restored antiques, let him borrow a 1.3 megapixel point and shoot camera, with which he took his first photos of his dinosaur toys.

[7] In an interview with MTV, Lawrence confirmed at the time that he would be doing the posters for the rest of the movie, saying he planned to retain their "dark and edgy" stylings.

[2] In the making of a gallery exhibition, Lawrence traveled to Ethiopia three times over the course of three years to photograph the Karo, Mursi, Hamer, Daasanach and Arbore tribes of the Omo Valley.

In discussion with The National Post, Lawrence said he used studio lighting and a modern style to shoot the photos, saying "they become overlooked when they are depicted in... black-and-white..., as noble savages, as unchanged people".

He realized that the costumed people patrolling the neighborhood in search of candy might seem as strange to an outsider as anything he might have experienced in India.

[3] Lawrence has photographed notable people including Robert De Niro, Jessica Chastain, and Martin Sheen, and has worked with the US Army, the History Channel, National Geographic Channel, Canon Cameras, ACLU, Lavazza, Jose Cuervo, and charity: water.

[14] The Lavazza Foundation and Slow Food contracted Joey L. to photograph their 2016 calendar, themed "From Father to Son" and showing two generations as they work and learn.