Joy received many international awards from some of the world’s most prestigious photo contests. He is the Winner of the Architecture & Design category (Professional Competition) at the Sony World Photography Awards and a 2nd Prize recipient in the Mobile category at the Xposure International Photo Award. He attended the fully funded week-long Xposure International Photography & Film Festival in Sharjah, UAE, on invitation from the Sharjah Government Media Bureau. He was also awarded the Grand Prize at the Earth Stories Photo Contest, organized by the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum (USA). His photographs have been exhibited widely in group exhibitions across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia, with showcases at prominent venues such as Somerset House in London, Agora Gallery in New York, the National Roman Museum in Rome, and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Berlin.