Joanne Smith, who cannot digest food, has been searching for a diagnosis for more than three years. Her weight has dropped from 140 pounds to 85. She poses for a portrait in her room at Cottonwood Place Senior Living in Holladay, Utah.
George Will, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, poses for a portrait after speaking in honor of Constitution Day at Weber State University in Ogden on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023.
Catrina Nelson poses for a portrait by her daughter Charlee Nelson’s grave at Memorial Holladay Cemetery in Holladay on Friday, June 30, 2023. Charlee died at age 6 of Batten disease, just days after Charlee’s Law was passed in her name, making medical cannabis legal in Utah. Charlee never got the chance to try CBD oil herself.
Pastor France A. Davis poses for a portrait at Calvary Baptist Church in Salt Lake City.
Frank Joklik, former president and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Winter Olympics, poses for a portrait at his home in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023.
Lorianne Toler, who made a startling discovery of an earlier draft of the U.S. constitution, poses for a photo in the Utah State Capitol building in Salt Lake City.
Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector, poses for a portrait at the Triad Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024.
Paul S. Edwards, editorial page editor, poses for a portrait in his office at the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Kristin Murphy for The New York Times
Ukrainian refugee Anastacia Luschyk holds the leashes of her dogs Alica and Sonic in a school behind the Greek Catholic Cathedral of St John the Baptist, where she is staying with around 20 other refugees including her mother and brother, in Przemysl, Poland, on Friday, April 22, 2022.
Jo Blake and Caine Keenan are dancers in "Duet," choreographed by Bill T. Jones and performed by the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City.
Randal Quarles, former Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision, poses for a portrait at home in Millcreek on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022.
Mitzi Montoya, the University of Utah’s new provost, poses for a portrait at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.
Mason Quick, Mr. Lacrosse, poses for a portrait at Corner Canyon High School in Draper on Monday, June 13, 2022.
Josh Coates, founder of the B. H. Roberts Foundation, poses for a portrait at the B. H. Roberts Foundation office in Holladay on Friday, May 20, 2022. The B. H. Roberts Foundation supports research and education related to some of the more controversial aspects of culture, doctrine, and history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Album partners Diogo Myrrha, John Mayfield and Sid Krommenhoek pose for a portrait at the Album office in Lehi on Monday, May 9, 2022. They covered the walls with some of their favorite album covers, in reference to the name of their company.
Jake Butz relaxes at Mystic Hot Springs in Monroe, Utah.
Michael Ferguson and J. Seth Anderson, who were recently married, pose for a portrait at The Queens' Leaf in Salt Lake City on Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. Kristin Murphy for The New York Times
Photographer Henny Garfunkel poses for a photograph on Main Street in Park City, Utah, before the start of the Sundance Film Festival on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Garfunkel has been photographing film festivals since 1993. Kristin Murphy for The New York Times
Alfonse Sangimana poses for a photo near Mushaka, Rwanda.
Tom Neupane, Bhutanese refugee, in Salt Lake City.
Portraits
Utah photographer Kristin Murphy specializes in portrait photography, regularly doing assignments for The New York Times, Deseret News, Chronicle of Higher Education, Getty Images and family photo albums around the world.