Hi! I'm a bit of a lurker too. I read your blog fairly regularly. This is not my first comment, but I don't leave them enough in any case. Sorry to hear you are being bombarded with the dreaded spam. If you put something good out into the world, as you do in this blog, then you deserve a positive response for your efforts, not spam...so please see below something positive:

As a young person trying to make her way in the world of photography, your blog is a great inspiration to me. It is hard some days to stay motivated, and to 'keep at it', particularly when faced with very unsupportive family members and other doom & gloomers. Your blog is very inspiring, and you also post great links to other wonderful websites. Thank you, and keep up the good work (support is a two way street).