Iowa State Fair
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways – Scotch eggs, outhouse races, cow chips, late-night snacks on the midway, milking cows, Sizzler fun, pork chops on a stick, horses to pet and mutton busting.
And that's just the tip of the record-breaking, 1.17-million-people iceberg called the Iowa State Fair.
The images below are some of the fun as seen at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.
For more than two decades, Joseph L. Murphy has had the pleasure of meeting and connecting with people from all walks of life through photography. He has photographed presidents and heads of state, traversed the winding alleyways of the Fes Medina in Morocco, photographed the sprawling countryside and people that make up Argentina and covered events that have defined the U.S. Most recently, Murphy’s travels have taken him to Cambodia, Mexico, China, Vietnam and Ecuador.
He has spent the past 20 years specializing in agriculture photography for multiple organizations, publications and marketing projects.
A graduate of the University of Iowa, Murphy determined at an early age that his love of photography would shape his vision for life.