December Digital Journalist features David Kennerly and Diana Walker

This month's Digital Journalist features work from two renowned photographers, both with new books out. David Kennerly has just released "Extraordinary Circumstances: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford"- an intimate look at the daily life in the White House during Ford's administration. Another well-known White House photographer, Diana Walker, has also released a book- "The Bigger Picture: 30 Years of Portraits" - featuring not only the high-profile subjects she's often known for, but also portraits of everyday life. Other features this month include an editorial on imprisoned AP Photographer Bilal Hussein, and dispatches from Chris Hondros, William B. Plowman, and Véronique de Viguerie.

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Dail: Life Unbarred

With the relatively recent advances in DNA technology, there have been significant numbers of inmates released from wrongful imprisonment. The News & Observer spent some time with one man, Dail, who was imprisoned when he was 20 for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl. 18 years later, the North Carolina Actual Innocence Commission found that not all of the evidence had been destroyed, DNA testing pointed to another man, and Dail was freed. Photographer/Videographer Shawn Rocco, along with several others from the News & Observer, put together a nice multimedia piece, with several additional videos, photo galleries, and other material.

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The Whale Hunt

Last May, photographer Jonathan Harris spent 9 days living with a family of Inupiat Eskimos in Barrow, Alaska, joining them as they prepared and then went on a traditional whale hunt. During that time, he took 3,214 photographs at five-minute intervals (even while sleeping, using a chronometer), mimicking a "photographic heartbeat", with the pace increasing during intense moments. The site that he put together, The Whale Hunt, initially displays all of the images in a large mosaic, but once you've entered the site, viewing possibilities seem endless. Images can be filtered by cadence, color, context, concepts, and cast, viewed by day, hour or minute, or just simply watched as a slideshow the entire way through.

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Foundry Photo Workshop- Registration Open

The Foundry Photo Workshop for Emerging Photojournalists is being held June 16 - 21, 2008 in Mexico City. Its six intensive days of classes, fieldwork, panel discussions, slideshows, portfolio reviews, multimedia creation, parties, networking and more. This workshop is geared specifically for students and others who normally couldn't afford such instruction from such accomplished photographers; it is completely non profit, and all instructors are volunteering their time and talents to teach the workshop. Our list of instructors is world class and is not finalized-we are adding more monthly. Instructors & participants include: Lynsey Addario Kael Alford Jon Anderson Samantha Appleton - NOOR Andrea Bruce - Washington Post Mike Robinson Chavez - LA Times Stanley Greene - NOOR Ron Haviv- VII Hugo Infante Kadir van Lohuizen - NOOR Scott McKiernan - ZUMA Press Tomas Munita Tewfic el Sawy Brian Storm - MediaStorm Ami Vitale Holly Wilmeth Adriana Zehbrauskas - NY Times Generous sponsors…

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Job Opening: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The visual department is seeking a multi-media picture editor. The editor in this full-time, bargaining unit position will coordinate online visual coverage with editors, writers, and photographers. We are seeking a strong visual thinker who finds fresh ways to create engaging and informative video and photojournalism. The successful candidate will have broad knowledge and curiosity about news of all kinds and show a keen eye for spotting interesting and newsworthy visual content. This editor is able to execute a strategic vision for visuals on the web and can supervise, coach, and motivate staff. Proven news judgment, high ethical standards and interpersonal skills are necessary. Knowledge of broadcast production, audio editing, video editing, print picture editing, and Macromedia Flash are required. All applications should be in hard-copy form and include a digital portfolio on DVD or links to current work. Send to: Sherman Williams Assistant Managing Editor/Visual Journalism…

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