Joseph Perillos love for photography began when he was in high school. Upon graduating he went on to study photography in New York City. After completing his photography training he went on to enlist in the Air Force. He was an Air Force photographer for several years. While in the Air Force he was part of Public Relations and was assigned as General Daviss personal photographer. He had the opportunity to photograph many famous people such as Werner Von Braun and Dr. Messerschmitt. His photographs were used in the Air Force Times. After the Air Force, Joseph worked for seven years in Patunent Naval Air Station. During his time at Patunent he worked as a photographer for Grumman Aircraft and the Grumman Newspaper. He also worked in Motion Picture photography and still photography
From the description of Joseph Perillo Photograph Collection, 1949-1984 (bulk 1949-1984). (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 777020724
