Paper maps, Farmers and National Ag Day This week, we honored the farmers who go above and beyond to feed and fuel our nation.

Paper maps, farmers and National Ag Day. Read my recent blog about sketchy directions and the power of working with the people who grow our food.

Here's to Blizzards and Rabbit Holes It’s hard to explain how it happens, but maybe I’m not alone.

Here’s to blizzards and rabbit holes. Enjoy a few eclectic photos from the vault.

Five to Know - Tim Kimberling Editors note: Behind every meal on your table is a story of dedication, innovation, and hard work.

Meet Tim Kimberling the first Five to Know feature on Puckerbrush Dispatch. open.substack.com/pub/jmurphpi...

A rural road in Iowa stretches to the horizon.

Where are my R.E.M. fans? This morning I drove across #Iowa for business and listened to Murmur, Reckoning and part of Fables Of The Reconstruction. The music is so good! Standing the test of time in every way. @remhq.bsky.social

At home with “Buck” in Madrid, Iowa, January 20, 2025.

Good morning! ☕

Bovine on high — A sign dots Main Street in Woodward, Iowa, as the sun disappears and temps fall into the single digits on Sunday, January 19, 2025.

We have bone-chilling cold here in the heartland. They are saying we will have a negative three Fahrenheit as a high. It’s brutal and beautiful at the same time.

I’d like to say it doesn’t matter but it is deflating to share work that you are proud of only to have a handful of likes. I try to say it doesn’t really matter because of algorithms and other factors but the negatives still linger.

It's the ropes and the reins, and the joy and the pain and they call the thing rodeo. - Portrait of a rodeo clown Des Moines, Iowa.

Winter walk. #LeicaDlux8

All but eight.

Enjoy a few photos from the intersection of fog and 24th Street. For those living in Iowa the fog has been an enduring constant the past few days.

2024 took me from U.S. soy farms to vibrant streets in India, Japan, Spain, and Costa Rica. To look at 24 of my favorite pictures from 2024 follow the link in my profile. Here’s to more storytelling in 2025!

Winter reflections.

Celebrate the soil And don't call it dirt...

Celebrate the soil! jmurphpix.substack.com/p/celebrate-... #food #farm

Before the rush. A restaurant in Mexico City, October 2025.

...and tons of character. Thanks for introducing us to Gracie.

I recently updated my website. I would be grateful if you could take a look and let me know your thoughts. Thanks! www.jmurphpix.com

Cafe con leche. Sitges, Spain. 🇪🇸

Over the Des Moines River and through the corn fields to grandmother's house we go. Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

Exploring all of Japan's amazing cuisine would take a lifetime, but I would be willing to undertake the pursuit. It's a little-known fact that soybeans grown in the U.S. are a highly valued commodity in Japan. #food

A full moon rises above Badlands National Park in South Dakota.

Full moon over the Badlands.

Sunset in the Heartland.

It’s Roller Dog Sunday. Who’s with me?

Do you like food? Thank a farmer this Thanksgiving. #food #farmer

A driver waits for the signal to pull away and haul a load of corn to the local co-op as fields are emptied and #harvest24 comes to a close.

Lines draw the viewer down a stairway where a woman with an umbrella walks across a street in Tokyo.

Good morning! ☕

Hi! My name is Joe, and I’m an Iowa photographer who captures the heart and soul of our food from farm to table. Follow along for photos of interesting people in interesting places.