Which photographers (by name) covered the Jan. 8, 2026 Noem World Trade Center briefing and where are their full galleries hosted?
Executive summary
Two photographers are explicitly credited in the reporting for covering Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Jan. 8, 2026 briefing at One World Trade Center: Lloyd Mitchell, credited by amNewYork, and Michael Nagle, credited to Bloomberg/Getty via Vanity Fair [1] [2]. Multiple news organizations — including Reuters, The Associated Press and local outlets such as The City and CBS New York — ran photographs of the event or used “file” photos from their photo services, but the reporting supplied does not consistently attach individual photographer names or full gallery links to those outlets’ image packages [3] [4] [5] [6] [7].
1. Lloyd Mitchell — credited at amNewYork and where to find his images
Local coverage in amNewYork explicitly credits a photo of demonstrators and the march toward the World Trade Center to Lloyd Mitchell, who is identified in the article as a photographer [1]; amNewYork typically hosts full photo galleries and single-image files on its website alongside the story, and the cited piece includes Mitchell’s photo as part of its coverage [1]. The available reporting shows Mitchell as the named photographer for that outlet’s visual reporting of the protest and briefing, but the sources provided do not include a direct URL to a separate “Mitchell gallery” outside the amNewYork article itself [1].
2. Michael Nagle — Bloomberg/Getty image used in Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair’s feature on the event uses a photograph credited to Michael Nagle of Bloomberg/Getty Images showing Noem speaking during the One World Trade Center news conference, which indicates that Bloomberg/Getty distributed at least one wire image from Nagle of the Jan. 8 scene [2]. Vanity Fair’s use of a Bloomberg/Getty credit implies Nagle’s images are hosted on Bloomberg/Getty or Getty distribution platforms, but the reporting provided does not include a direct link to a dedicated gallery page for Nagle’s World Trade Center coverage; interested researchers should search Bloomberg/Getty’s image archives for Michael Nagle’s January 8 uploads [2].
3. Reuters, AP and other outlets published pictures but did not name photographers in the supplied reporting
Reuters published photos and maintains daily and weekly picture packages that included images from Jan. 8, 2026, and Reuters Connect lists a One World Trade Center press conference item for that date, but the snippets in the reporting do not provide an individual photographer’s byline for Reuters’ image of Noem [3] [4] [8]. The Associated Press ran “Top photos of the day” that covered Jan. 8 and included AP photo credits for other events, yet the AP gallery snippet does not identify a named AP photographer specifically credited for Noem’s briefing in the materials provided here [5]. Local outlets such as The City and CBS New York showed images of Noem speaking and protesters marching but the supplied excerpts do not attach photographer names or gallery links to those images [6] [7].
4. What the reporting does not show — gaps in credit and gallery links
Across the assembled reporting there is a consistent gap: multiple outlets ran photographs of the Jan. 8 briefing, but the available snippets only attach explicit photographer credits in two clear cases (Lloyd Mitchell at amNewYork and Michael Nagle via Bloomberg/Getty), while other outlets and wire services published images without an individual-byline in the provided extracts [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]. The absence of named credits and direct gallery URLs in the supplied sources prevents a definitive, exhaustive list of every photographer present and the exact web locations of their full galleries based solely on these reports.
5. Why identifying photographers and galleries matters — transparency and provenance
Knowing who photographed a political briefing and where the full galleries are hosted matters for verifying context, licensing and editorial choices: wire services (Reuters, Bloomberg/Getty, AP) distribute images broadly and host searchable archives, while local outlets (amNewYork, The City, CBS New York) usually host their own galleries alongside stories, and the named credits that do exist point to those different distribution flows [1] [2] [3] [5] [6] [7]. Given the incomplete credits in some reports, researchers should consult the photo archives or contact desks of Reuters, Bloomberg/Getty, AP, amNewYork and the local outlets directly to obtain full galleries, metadata and photographer bylines for Jan. 8.
6. How to follow up to assemble a complete list
To compile a comprehensive, sourced list: review the image archives on Bloomberg/Getty (for Michael Nagle), search amNewYork’s article and photo pages for Lloyd Mitchell’s work, query Reuters Connect and Reuters’ picture packages for Jan. 8, and check AP’s “Top photos” and the websites of The City and CBS New York for photographer credits or contact information — the reporting provided indicates where images appeared but does not include direct gallery links for every named or unnamed shooter, so primary archive searches or outreach are required to close the remaining gaps [2] [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7].