E. F. Joseph

Emmanuel Francis Joseph, commonly known as E. F. Joseph (November 8, 1900 – September 27, 1979) was a Saint Lucian-born American photographer and photojournalist. He worked for the Pittsburgh Courier, The Chicago Defender, and the San Francisco Chronicle. Joseph was the first African American commercial photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area. He graduated in 1924, from the American School of Photography in Chicago, Illinois. He had a photography studio was run out of his home initially at 1303 Adeline Street, Oakland, and later at 384-50th Street in Oakland. His first wife Alyce assisted his work.

His photography was highlighted in the solo exhibition, Likeness: Portraits by E. F. Joseph (2022), presented by the Society of California Pioneers, Exhibit Envoy and the San Joaquin County Historical Museum.