Photographer · Producer · Strategic storyteller · Trainer

Stories are howwe remember.

Selected work

Across image, film
and human connection

For more than 20 years, I’ve worked across photography, documentary, television, branded content and strategic communications.

Across every format, I look for the human truth—and bring it to life in ways people can feel and remember. Today, my work spans The New York Times’s T Brand Studio and independent projects through One Triple Four.

20+years across media
and storytelling
100+people led on major
international productions
RecognisedInternational Emmy · Asian Television Awards

What I do

01

Photography

Portraits and documentary-led photography for people, families, brands and productions.

02

Film & television

Documentaries and large-scale international productions—from intimate independent stories to global formats.

03

Branded & strategic storytelling

Editorially grounded content and communications that make complex ideas clear, human and memorable.

04

Speaking & training

Talks, moderation and practical workshops across media, ethics, production, photography and storytelling.

A life, however brief, deserves to be remembered

Grieving through remembering.

Since 2008, I have volunteered with Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, creating gentle remembrance photographs for families whose babies have died or are not expected to survive long after birth.

I also conduct photography workshops for hospital nurses, helping more care teams offer this meaningful service to families when a volunteer photographer cannot be there.

I spoke about this deeply human work at TEDx Pickering Street—about making each baby visible, honouring a family’s love, and the quiet power held in a photograph.

Watch the TEDx talkFor families: remembrance photography information For hospital teams: training and workshops
Joan Leong speaking on stage at TEDx Pickering StreetTEDx Pickering Street · 2018