WASHINGTON, DC- Wally McNamee, an award-winning photographer captured two insane images of the protest inside the nation’s Capitol building on Wednesday. Those photos were shared by Getty Images. McNamee now works for the Washington Post. Other images of the protest were taken by independent photographer Drew Angerer.
The image below, captured by Angerer shows members of congress donning plastic escape hoods.
People in the House Chamber wear escape hoods after protesters breached the #USCapitol during a joint session of #Congress in #WashingtonDC : @drewangerer #CapitolBuilding pic.twitter.com/o6Gq4qQlVu
— Getty Images News (@GettyImagesNews) January 6, 2021
A protester sat in the chair of the Senate chamber in this photo captured by McNamee.
A Trump supporter sits in the chair of the #Senate Chamber after protesters breached the #USCapitol during a joint session of #Congress in Washington DC #CapitolBuilding : @WinMc pic.twitter.com/LfEr0FBBrm
— Getty Images News (@GettyImagesNews) January 6, 2021
Police inside the Senate Chamber point guns at protesters after barricading the door.
Law enforcement officers point their guns at a door that was vandalized in the House Chamber during a joint session of #Congress after Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC #USCapitol #CapitolBuilding : @drewangerer pic.twitter.com/1eGd4keemK
— Getty Images News (@GettyImagesNews) January 6, 2021
Police detain protesters after they breached the #USCapitol and disrupted a joint session of #Congress in Washington, DC. : @drewangerer #CapitolBuilding pic.twitter.com/mEtVJaQwX6
— Getty Images News (@GettyImagesNews) January 6, 2021
A Trump supporter carries a podium around the U.S. Capitol after protesters breached the Capitol Building during a joint session of #Congress in Washington, DC
: @WinMc pic.twitter.com/lsF7wg6BI5 — Getty Images News (@GettyImagesNews) January 6, 2021