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Discover›Photobooks›Northern Lights, Northern Lives: A Queer Narrative…
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Northern Lights, Northern Lives: A Queer Narrative Photobook

A Spectrum of Gender Across Alaska and the Yukon: 50+ portraits & essays of LGBTQ+ people/allies in this colorful anthology of humanity

Created by Jayme Drew · Launched Jun 1, 2026 · Closes Jul 2, 2026
Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →
Raised
$5K
Goal $7K
Backers
32
13 data points
Funded
65%
Of goal
Time Left
26 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Photobooks category average. This project has hit 65% of its goal, while the average live Photobooks project on Kickstarter sits at 188% (65% below the category).

Lens Score: 59 / 100 — medium potential, flagged as a Kickstarter Staff Pick (a strong early-signal). 24-hour funding growth of +540.1% suggests sustained momentum.

Compare against 23 other live Photobooks projects →

Funding trend

13 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Jun 1, 2026Jun 5, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

steady

Did not reach goal during the campaign window.

Steady accumulation — sustained backer interest throughout the campaign.

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LENS SCORE
59/ 100
Medium potential

Based on funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick status.

Target completion65%
Backers32
Days running4d
Staff pickYes
FORECAST
BETA
~$12K
Predicted to fund 172% of goal
◐ Medium confidence
How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Mid-campaign forecast based on the typical Kickstarter funding curve.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

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