At the outdoor jazz and blues festival I was standing at the edge of the stage ... just waiting for the players to begin so that I could make some images during their performance …. as I glanced to my left I saw Thomas beside me … and asked if I could make his picture … happily he let me … it was only later in the afternoon that I’d come to realize that he was mentally unbalanced and disruptive … but I’m grateful I didn’t notice that before I made this shot … all I saw then was gentle and vulnerable and kind... and the sweet beauty of his presence … and I’m sharing this portrait of Thomas cause I think that you’ll be able to see that in him too .......

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