This Art Deco lighthouse was built in 1935, one of many government sponsored public works programs during the Great Depression. It is the second lighthouse on this site – its predecessor was built in 1902, the first manned lighthouse in Alaska. It burned to the ground in 1933. All of Alaska’s lighthouses built during the 1930s were designed in this Art Deco style. The last four-man US Coast Guard crew left Five Fingers lighthouse in 1984, making it the both the first and last Alaskan lighthouse to be manned. This lighthouse was the last in the US to become automated, and the Coast Guard leases it to the Juneau Lighthouse Association, which is gradually restoring the structure. Our cabin cruiser circled the island, giving me a chance to shoot the lighthouse from many different vantage points. Rather than just shoot the structure, I decided to use a wideangle focal length to include the surrounding trees, overhead clouds, and the wake of our boat. I use the vertical tower to link all of these elements.