Twenty for 2020
While looking through my archive of photos, it became evident how strange this year has been. I started the year by documenting the great work the Global Farmer Network is doing with farmers worldwide during a meeting in Mexico. After that, I continued to cover winter meetings involving Iowa Soybean Association farmers and covered Commodity Classic in San Antonio. Then the pandemic halted travel and changed our lives.
I've continued to work throughout the pandemic documenting the farmers who worked to ensure that we had food and fuel through it all. I'm proud that I provided editorial content for several magazines, including the Iowa Soybean Review and Fresh Pickings. I also spent time documenting the social and political upheaval that shaped 2020.
It is always challenging to pick my favorite photos of the year. The images are bookmarks to my experiences and are my "favorites" for reasons that can vary from day-to-day. The following 20 photos offer a glimpse of the events and moments that caught my eye in 2020.
It has been a strange year for sure. Here's to a better 2021!
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.