Recent Credits

James Townsend is a freelance photographer, experiential educator, and content creator. His photojournalism work has been seen in a wide variety of publications and programming, including The New York Times, CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, CBS’s 60 Minutes, MSNBC, ABC, the BBC, and more. His work focuses on topics such as current events, culture and travel, and the environment.

2022

Pacific Crest Trail Communicator Magazine: Summer 2022
Summer 2022 Issue — Cover Photo
https://www.pcta.org/our-work/pct-communicator-magazine

CNN

“Live from the Capitol: January 6th, One Year Later” with Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper
Aired Jan 6th 2022. Video footage.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/30/politics/cnn-january-6th-one-year-later/index.html

The Lead with Jake Trapper: “DOJ files rarely-used 'seditious conspiracy' charges against January 6 defendants”
Aired Jan 14th, 2022. Video footage.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2022/01/13/tl-reid-jake-tapper-live.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/

“Takeaways from the dramatic first day and opening statements of the Oath Keepers trial”
Aired Oct 3rd, 2022. Video footage
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/03/politics/takeaways-oath-keepers-sedition-opening-arguments-january-6-us-capitol/index.html

The Lead with Jake Trapper: “Oath Keepers Leader Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy”
Aired Nov 29th, 2022. Video footage
https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2022/11/30/tl-sidner-panel-jake-tapper-live.cnn

2021

The New York Times

NYT Visual Investigations: “Tracking the Oath Keepers Who Attacked the Capitol”
Published Jan 29th, 2021. Contributed video footage and background.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/29/us/oath-keepers-capitol-riot.html

CNN

CNN Special Report: “Inside The QAnon Conspiracy”
Aired Jan 30th, 2021. Photos and video footage.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13944044/

Anderson Cooper 360: “Capitol Attack Investigation”
Aired Feb 15th, 2021. Video footage.
https://archive.org/details/CNNW_20210216_010000_Anderson_Cooper_360/

CNN Special Reports: “The Cult of QAnon”
Aired Feb 26th, 2021. Photos and video footage.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14130980/

CBS

60 Minutes:
”Oath Keepers: How a militia group mobilized in plain sight for the assault on the Capitol”
Aired April 18th, 2021. Video footage.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-capitol-riots-oath-keepers-militia-2021-04-18/

MSNBC

On Assignment with Richard Engel: “Our House”
Aired April 11th, 2021. Video footage.
https://www.msnbc.com/on-assignment/watch/our-house-the-planning-110189637586

BBC

BBC Newsnight: “Trump impeachment: What the Proud Boys did before president's speech”
Aired Feb 8th, 2021. Video footage.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-55959134

Medium

HumanParts: “What I Saw Documenting an Insurrection: A photographer’s perspective on recent events at the Capitol”
Published Jan 15th, 2021. Photos and writing.
https://humanparts.medium.com/what-i-saw-documenting-an-insurrection-71355f7e58c2

Medium Staff: “The Medium Stories That Defined 2021”
Published Dec 15th, 2021. Mentioned.
https://medium.com/@MediumStaff/the-medium-stories-that-defined-2021-a012aac11162

New York Daily News

“LIRR assistant conductor suspended without pay for role in Capitol siege”
Published Jan 21st, 2021. Photo.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-capitol-riot-mta-conductor-suspended

The Daily Mail

“MTA chairman slams 'jackass' worker who was caught 'rioting at the U.S. Capitol”
Published Jan 22nd, 2021. Photo.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9177593/MTA-chairman-slams-jackass-worker-caught-rioting-Capitol