#10 | David Butow | Capitol Hill

Photojournalist David Butow on China, the Sichuan earthquake where he and Ryan first met, and photographing Trump's rise and January 6th from inside the crowd at the Capitol. David Butow is a photographer who has spent decades travelling the world on assignment for some of the world's most influential magazines. We met in China over 15 years ago and it was great to catch up and discuss his new book "Brink", looking at the events leading up to Donald Trump becoming the President of the United States, and the breach of the Capitol Building on January 6th 2021. Follow David Butow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidbutow Chapters 0:00 Welcome David Butow 2:01 Texas and a first camera 4:43 Ryan's move to China after 9/11 8:00 Beijing wins the Olympics 10:02 Overland to Lhasa 12:07 Learning on every kind of assignment 20:02 The Sichuan earthquake 24:28 The school collapses 25:38 The rescue, and where Ryan and David met 38:04 San Francisco and the 2016 election 40:54 Covering Iraq 50:21 Trump at Ground Zero 52:13 The Cleveland convention and the rallies 56:20 Trump wins 1:00:14 The photos: the campaign and the media 1:07:11 Moving to Washington 1:14:13 Impeachments and hearings 1:16:31 Kavanaugh and Jeff Flake 1:20:13 Covid at the Capitol 1:21:13 George Floyd and the protests 1:26:04 Gas masks and staying safe 1:30:22 Lafayette Square 1:33:31 Inside the Oval Office 1:38:24 The night Ruth Bader Ginsburg died 1:40:17 After the election 1:48:28 Fake news and a stolen election 1:52:02 January 6th: to the Capitol 2:02:02 A medieval scene 2:06:29 Inside the Capitol 2:12:35 Documenting it as an American 2:14:21 The peaceful transfer of power 2:20:09 A message to listeners 2:24:09 Why a book still matters 2:31:26 Looking back on China The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com