In my work I indulge in fantasy. In this way I am no different than anybody.

"F*** John Galt" will be my first work of fiction of any length. It is something I have been thinking about for a long time. It will be an extrapolation of the current political landscape, as well as the necessities that are revealing themselves to our species as it confronts a very different, rapidly changing planet. How this speculative world affects those living in it, what factions it produces, and what priorities those factions take on as a result of their ideologies is the most interesting to me.

Drone Pair - by Joel Pedersen

Orbital Farm - by Joel Pedersen

My background is not atypical. In 1990, I was introduced to film and digital imaging at American Film Technologies as a colorist of black and white films. Three years later, I had a short stint with Spielberg’s animation company, Amblimation, in their London studio, digital ink and paint department. The rest of the decade was spent in the photographic field. Around 2002, I took a break and got a Bachelors in Sociology from the University of Arizona, graduating Summa Cum Laude. After graduating, I worked for San Diego State University as a computer programmer, and owned my own software company. Currently, I am dedicating myself to exploring a fantastic landscape: my own speculative world in imagery and fiction.