View 366: A Year-long Visual Story of the St. Joseph Lighthouses

HLPS had the pleasure of working with client Laura Kraklau to print her book, View 366: A Year-long Visual Story of the St. Joseph Lighthouses a few years back. It's truly an amazing project: A 229-page coffee table book containing a set of photographs shot once each day over the course of a year documenting the St. Joseph Lighthouses. Learn more about the project or purchase the book or a variety of related cards at view366.com.

the book

Take a journey through a year-in-the-life of the St. Joseph, Michigan, lighthouse — a story told through 366 consecutive daily photos taken between August 26, 2011, and August 25, 2012. All images were captured during the leap year by just one photographer, Laura Kraklau, who is a lifelong resident of the region.

The 377 full-color photos contained in this one-of-a-kind, St. Joseph lighthouse book are a glimpse into the activity that continually swirls around the steadiness of the lighthouses from a wide variety of angles and locations. From the changing seasons and unpredictable moods of Lake Michigan, to how residents, visitors, and wildlife spend their time under the watchful eye of the structures, this is a one-of-a-kind photographic collection that captures the beauty and subtleties of the setting.

the author and photographer

Laura Kraklau is a marketing and communications professional who has been telling the stories of organizations and the people connected to them for nearly 20 years. While writing has always been a natural fit, it was the gift of a vintage Eastman Kodak Brownie camera a young Laura received from her grandmother that sparked an interest in exploring the world through photography.

Over time, Laura has grown in the craft and has recently begun showing her images in exhibits throughout West Michigan. A variety of Michigan companies and organizations are also using her photography in print publications and online. In View 366: A Year-long Visual Story of the St. Joseph Lighthouses, Laura combines writing and dynamic imagery to share her odyssey of chronicling a year-in-the-life of southwest Michigan’s most beloved icons.