20 for 20
As I get older, it seems that the years go by faster. It is hard for me to believe that two decades have passed since the Y2K scares of 2000 and close to 20 years since the tragedy of 9-11. In 2001 I left the newspaper business and started a position with the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. That was the beginning of my now almost twenty-year career in agriculture photography. For the past eight years, I’ve documented farmers for the Iowa Soybean Association, a journey that has taken me across the great state of Iowa and around the world.
Below you will find 20 for 20 — twenty of my favorite photos from the past two decades. Let me know your favorites or if you think I’m missing one of your favorites. Cheers to the next 20 years!
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.