Mark Katzman and Ashley Gieseking had the pleasure of working together last week for Flashes of Hope, a national non-profit organization, that ‘changes the way children with cancer see themselves through the gift of photography.’ The mission is simple – take great portraits of kids who are fighting cancer to make them feel beautiful and special. As with many volunteer efforts like this, what begins as a donation of time ends up a gift for the volunteer. Mark shot 14 kids throughout the day, each more amazing then the next. One mother teared up when we he was able to get her son to smile and laugh. She pulled out a five year old picture from her wallet and said… “this was the last picture I had of him smiling until today.” Wow.