Peter Murphy is a freelance photographer based in New York and New Jersey specializing in people and environments. His work has appeared in publications such as Time, Wired, Scientific American, and The New York Times among others.

When his dream of becoming a spy was crushed by some short-sighted, small minded people at the CIA, he decided to pursue his runner-up career choice - photography. He became the assistant to legendary photographer Jay Maisel and was often found sweeping the corner of Bowery & Spring Street on the lower east side of Manhattan. There, he saw the most atrocious things ever to exit a human body - but he was also frequently flying around the world while learning from a true icon in the world of photography.

He launched his own career shooting portraits for magazines and has received awards from Communication Arts, Nikon, and numerous Art Directors Clubs. In 2018 he received ASMP's award for the best editorial photography of the year.

He resides with his family in rural New Jersey and when he's not taking pictures he's raising honey bees or renovating an old house.

Have questions or comments? Drop an email or call - Inquiries are always welcome!

Represented by REDUX for select stock images.

Publications include:

AdWeek

American Photo

The Atlantic

Barron's

Bloomberg Businessweek

Boston Globe

Der Spiegel

Forbes

GQ

Harvard Business Review

Nature

Newsweek

New York Times

Plaza

Salon.com

Scientific American

Smithsonian

Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated For Kids

Time

Washington Post

Wired

Clients include:

AT&T

Carnegie Hall

Doubleday

Ericsson

General Motors

Johnson & Johnson

McCann Ericson

McGraw Hill

MTV

Princeton University

Random House

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Rodale

Verizon

TV:

NOVA