JD Johannes is the creator and director of the Outside the Wire series of documentaries. 

Since 2005, Johannes has produced five documentaries about the war in Iraq.  The most recent, 'Baghdad Happens' is the only autobiographical documentary where he is a part of the narrative. 

A former Marine, television news producer, US Senate staffer, political campaign manager and Assistant to Kansas' Attorney General, Johannes first trip to Iraq as a reporter was in 2005 with elements of his old Marine Corps unit.  He was one of the first of the independent embeds and produced syndicated television news reports for local TV stations. 

Johannes works as a one-man-band in Iraq shooting all the video and conducting all the interviews himself.  He writes, edits and narrates the documentaries as well.  Invaluable post production work is done by his long time collaborator David Chavarria. 

Johannes reporting from Iraq has appeared in TIME, National Review Online, TCS Daily, the Topeka Capital Journal.  His footage has been featured on programs on the History Channel and A&E network.

In addition to the Outside the Wire documentary series, Johannes has produced commissioned documentaries, television commercials and TV series for domestic distribution. 

His forthcoming book 'Fit for Combat', an exercise and diet book co-authored with IFBB Professional Fitness Athlete Nita Marquez, will be released in the Spring of 2009. 

Johannes lives in the midwest, in a city where very few people know what he does overseas. 

He admits to being mildly addicted to combat.