The Team

Ken James

Photographer Ken James brings over 15 years of journalism experience to the White Fox Media team. In that time, James has shared his firsthand accounts of dynamic events across the globe: from daily news and current events in Australia, to his weekly photo-essay documenting the lives of San Francisco residents, to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and reconstruction of New Orleans, and his six-months covering the war in Iraq as an international correspondent.

James spent his early career in his hometown of Sydney, Australia, with the Fairfax Newspaper Group, which includes national newspapers such as the Sydney Morning Herald, the Sun Herald Newspaper, and the Australian Financial Review. There, James covered national news and events, varying from federal and state elections, to Australian Fashion Week, and the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Since moving to California in 2002, James has worked with an array of US newspapers and magazines as a contributing photographer, published in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Examiner, and Newsweek, Time, and Wired Magazines.

In addition to editorial coverage, James has worked as a freelance photographer for several wire services (Associated Press, Reuters, United Press International, Bloomberg Financial News, Getty Images, and Corbis), reporting on regional and local news, including: green energy and fuel cell developments by Bloom Energy of San Jose; rocket science at Aerojet's Rancho Cordova laboratory; the 2004 US Olympic Team Trials, Track and Field, in Sacramento; and California politics, including the 2003 Recall Election and the 2006 Gubernatorial Election. James draws from both his news and wire services experiences to publicize events for corporate clients, such as the Hard Rock Cafe, Sacramento, Amazon, and the Berkeley Art Museum.

Currently, Ken James resides in Sacramento, CA, where he continues to contribute to editorial and news services at both regional and national levels.

Tyson V. Rininger

For the past 16 years, Tyson V. Rininger has been covering all aspects of photography including corporate portraiture, studio imagery, motorsports, aviation and more.

Tyson first began working as a contract photographer for the Point Mugu Air Show while still in high school. In the early '90's, he took up studio and location photography for corporate clientele while expanding his aviation coverage which has included becoming a contributing photographer and web-designer for the California International Air Show, Salinas since 1996. In 2001, Tyson was commissioned by the Monterey Bay Blues Festival to create their 16th annual millennium celebration poster and program cover. This was the first year a photograph was used instead of a painting resulting in record sales of signed and unsigned posters.

Currently, he is an assigned photographer for the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) as well as a contributing photographer for Laguna Seca Raceway and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Prior assignments include coverage of helicopter operations aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier and the first civilian spaceflight (SpaceShipOne) for Air & Space Smithsonian, the U.S. Navy Legacy Flight Program for the Department of Defense, the first ever Joint Red Flag exercise at Nellis AFB for Combat Aircraft magazine and the 100th Anniversary of Flight celebration in Dayton, Ohio for the International Council of Air Shows. His choice of vocation has been noted as being so unique that Fox News aired an extensive interview in October 2004.

His photos and articles have been published in numerous magazines including multiple covers for AirShows Magazine and World Airshow News. Other publications he currently works with include Air & Space Smithsonian, Aviation Week & Space Technology, Aircraft Illustrated and Combat Aircraft Magazine, Makes & Models, Loop, EAA and AOPA's family of publications, Flight Journal, and others. Besides publications, many more of his images have been used for advertising purposes by aviators, aircraft manufacturers, aircraft supply centers, aviation brokers and the world's top FBO's..

Tyson is currently an image provider for Check-6 Aviation Photography and World Picture News. His publications include, “Red Flag, Air Combat for the 20th Century” and “The Art of Flight.” He is currently working on his next book, "F-15 Eagle at War".

Besides photography, Tyson is also an accomplished author having worked for globally distributed magazines and various West Coast newspapers. His experience in graphic design has led him to design T-shirts, pamphlets and posters and more for many of the aforementioned clients.

Tyson operates a studio in Monterey, CA and spends 1/3 of the year on the road working with clients on location.