A Christ-Centered Photo Session

Sweet Jesus, may everything we do be for You!

Yesterday we were back at Highlights Studio to take individual team member photographs, focusing on our wonderful youth division, and also individual shots for the back cover of books currently in development. We just love working with photographer Mike Nykoruk, and thank him for all his hard work and for sharing his time and incredible talent with us, all for God's greater glory and for precious, eternal souls.

Working with stellar photographer Mike Nykoruk
of Highlights Studios.

Everyone rested, including the pencil. ;>)

JKP Heads To Highlights Studio For More Collaboration With Phenomenal Photographer Mike Nykoruk

More images coming soon.

We are so excited to be returning to the studio again today to team up with Mike, an exceptional photographer and one of our newest friends. Our most recent collaboration with Mike was to create the cover image for author Paul A. Ray's soon-to-be-released book, A New Voice For A Broken Soul. We just can't wait to show you the completed cover, which is currently still in development. Mike did an absolutely phenomenal job creating the cover image. Once the text for the back cover is finalized, the text and images for the front and back covers will go to award-winning graphic designer Roseann Nieman of Niemanart Graphics. Paul's manuscript was sent to stellar book packager Erin Howarth of DDM Publications last week, and soon it will travel to award-winning author and publisher Nancy Carabio Belanger of Harvey House Publishing, who will professionally copy edit the book.

Shooting the cover of A New Voice For A Broken Soul by Paul A. Ray

Many, many exciting things are in the works at Joseph Karl Publishing, to provide you with exceptional quality, life-changing material of eternal value.

God is at work in you!

Photographing the Cover of A New Voice for a Broken Soul, by Paul A. Ray

We are overjoyed to be collaborating with premier photographer Mike Nykoruk on material currently in development to encourage, inspire, continue your faith formation, and lead souls to Christ.

Official Website

Catholic author Paul A. Ray and publisher Michele Bondi Bottesi returned to Highlights Studios in Rochester Hills, Michigan to shoot the front cover of Paul's eagerly anticipated book, A New Voice for a Broken Soul.

Mike specifically designed and built the set in his studio to create the image for the front cover.


The striking image is based on a vision granted to Paul following his miraculous healing by Jesus Christ from an addiction to alcohol.

Mike and Paul at work on the set

Photographing the various sets, which involved water, alcohol, hope, healing, love, mercy, an altar, and a flower, began at 11:00 and was wrapped up for the day at 4:00. Mike is going to finish photographing the image sans his assistants after acquiring an empty, broken whiskey bottle.

Mike Nykoruk

Then, following many hours at his desk to create the final image from the many pictures that were taken, Mike will provide us the cover image. It will then be given to award-winning graphic designer Roseann Nieman of Niemanart Graphics, director of graphic design at Joseph Karl Publishing, who will complete the front and back covers.

Catholic author and altar boy Nick Bottesi visits the set.

It is anticipated that Paul's manuscript will be ready for professional copy editing by the end of September. This life-changing book is moving well through the many steps toward publication, and we just cannot wait to present it to you. Paul's account of God's miraculous and unfathomable love and mercy is a reminder to us all that we are loved and valued beyond measure.

Catholic author and speaker Paul A. Ray

"A New Voice for a Broken Soul" (Paul A. Ray; Joseph Karl Publishing) will be available December 2011.

If you are looking for award-winning,
life-changing reading, you will find it here.

More Pictures From Inside The Studio

JKP collaborates with Mike Nykoruk of Highlights Studios and Roseann Nieman of Niemanart Graphics to produce an exceptional cover for Paul's life-saving, life-changing book.

Inside the studio.

Paul behind the camera.

Paul and Mike view the images.

JKP's youth division checks out the studio.

It's a wrap! That is, until we return to shoot the front cover.

A New Voice For A Broken Soul
by Paul A. Ray
will be available from Joseph Karl Publishing
late 2011.

Inside Highlights Studios With Paul A. Ray

The photos were taken today for the back cover of his life-changing book, A New Voice For A Broken Soul.

Our thanks to Mike Nykoruk for his beautiful photographic artistry.

The front cover photo is currently in development
and we just can't wait to share it with you.

Look for Paul's book to be released by Joseph Karl Publishing
in late 2011.

In the meantime, check out his blog, Tongues As Of Fire! at:
http://www.tonguesasoffire.blogspot.com

If you are looking for
life-saving, life-changing reading,
you will find it here.

JKP Heads To Highlights Studios To Shoot The Covers Of Paul A. Ray's New Book

We just can't wait to present you this one.

The team at JKP will be collaborating with professional photographer Mike Nykoruk this week. Mike will be taking the front and back cover images for Paul's life-changing book, A New Voice For A Broken Soul, coming in late 2011.

Highlights Studios take "Simply the best images of your life." How appropriate that God would send us to Mike! We thank him for sharing his incredible talent with us to create the very special cover images.

To view Mike's exceptional work, visit:

http://www.highlights.net/

More updates on Paul's book coming soon!