huge congrats my friend a well deserved recognition of your unique work and photos. great words for the readers. whoohoo..

love your ending photo a lot.

I just love your words, all of them. They touches me several times by reading intensely, and so it is with your artwork, they all are remarkable and show so much of how you are, your way of deep thinking, I love that, it's so valuable and pure. For example this sentence:Because when you touch another soul, when you introduce a new candle, all that's left is the light. Stagefright melts in the sun"" And also this:"But if someone says, "what's the big deal? It only takes a second! "No! Your whole life comes into it in that second. So, a second represents a lifetime" You write 'lives on', and I love how deep your words go. With all my heart I thank you for everything, for every word, for every image, for all the light, all the big and small sparks that you spread, always. Sending love and healing, Jacomina. .

Life is experience, and each passing day you become more knowledgeable of the world around you. It sounds like you have endured a lifetime of both pleasure and pain and wish to convey a glimmer of what you have learnt to others yet to travel their paths. I commend you on your pursuit and hope you have many more opportunities to provide us with your talented works. The expression of art in any form is a growing understanding of oneself :)

Mark, your ability to 'paint' with words never ceases to amaze me! Jacomina expressed it above better than I ever could. Your art is soooo full of feeling, it's like watching a movie. An epic movie. "Just a Regular Shot"..... OMG! One feels the breeze, one smells the scent of fresh, moist air, one hears the rustle of the willow leaves. It's stunning. Such is all your art. I just wish I could hear your music.. So richly deserved, my friend - Congratulations!!!!!