Shealah Craighead was not credited for any of her images featured in “Our Journey Together”
Donald Trump hijacked White House staff photographer Shealah Craighead’s book deal by taking her images and publishing them in a book of his own, the New York Times reported Thursday. Published in December, “Our Journey Together” makes Trump the first former president to attempt to personally profit from a White House photographer’s planned book. Since Ronald Reagan, it has been tradition for the official White House photographer to publish a book of their most notable images of the president under which they served. According to the article, Craighead had already secured a publishing deal – including a six-figure advance – when she notified the White House about the book. Trump had also agreed to write the forward, as is custom for presidents to do. But her plan began to fall apart when Trump’s aides asked for a share of the profits for the forward and for helping promote the book.
