diff --git a/data/titles.json b/data/titles.json
index 1e9c63a..731c066 100644
--- a/data/titles.json
+++ b/data/titles.json
@@ -1693,5 +1693,18 @@
       "IMG_4573.jpeg"
     ],
     "title_normalized": "blackboa rd"
+  },
+  {
+    "title_raw": "...and then, we held hands.",
+    "confidence": "high",
+    "publisher_hint": "LudiCreations",
+    "edition_hint": "",
+    "year_hint": null,
+    "language_hint": "English",
+    "art_notes": "Blue sky background with white stylized doves/hands motif, cursive white title text",
+    "source_photos": [
+      "image.jpg"
+    ],
+    "title_normalized": "and then we held hands"
   }
 ]
diff --git a/src/bggpipe/static/app.css b/src/bggpipe/static/app.css
index 4fc92f1..ac8830d 100644
--- a/src/bggpipe/static/app.css
+++ b/src/bggpipe/static/app.css
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ button.danger { color: var(--stop-ink); border-color: var(--stop); background: #
   box-shadow: none;
 }
 #dropzone.hot, #dropzone:hover { border-style: solid; background: #fdeebb; }
+#dropzone[aria-busy="true"] { cursor: progress; opacity: .8; }
+#dropzone.ok { border-style: solid; border-color: var(--go-ink); color: var(--go-ink); background: #e2f2e4; }
 #joblog {
   background: var(--navy); color: #eaf1fb;
   font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .78rem;
diff --git a/src/bggpipe/templates/pages/photos.html b/src/bggpipe/templates/pages/photos.html
index d80352f..ad1c1a4 100644
--- a/src/bggpipe/templates/pages/photos.html
+++ b/src/bggpipe/templates/pages/photos.html
@@ -83,25 +83,54 @@ zone.addEventListener("drop", e => {
 });
 pick.addEventListener("change", () => sendPhotos(pick.files));
 
+const ZONE_IDLE = "drop shelf photos here, or click to choose";
+let UPLOADING = false;
+
 async function sendPhotos(files) {
-  if (!files.length) return;
+  if (!files.length || UPLOADING) return;
   const form = new FormData();
   for (const f of files) form.append("files", f);
-  let res;
+  const mb = ([...files].reduce((total, f) => total + f.size, 0) / 1048576).toFixed(1);
+  UPLOADING = true;
+  zone.disabled = true;
+  zone.setAttribute("aria-busy", "true");
+  zone.classList.remove("ok");
+  zone.textContent = `uploading ${files.length} photo(s) — ${mb} MB… keep this page open`;
+  let res = null;
   try {
     res = await fetch("/api/photos", {method: "POST", body: form});
   } catch (err) {
     alert("Upload failed (no response from the server): " + err);
-    return;
   }
+  UPLOADING = false;
+  zone.disabled = false;
+  zone.removeAttribute("aria-busy");
+  pick.value = "";  // re-picking the same photo must fire change again
+  if (!res) { zone.textContent = ZONE_IDLE; return; }
   if (!res.ok) {
     const detail = await res.json().then(d => d.detail).catch(() => null);
+    zone.textContent = ZONE_IDLE;
     alert("Upload failed: " + (detail ?? res.statusText));
     return;
   }
+  const saved = await res.json().then(d => d.saved || []).catch(() => []);
+  zone.classList.add("ok");
+  zone.textContent = `✓ saved ${saved.join(", ")} — add another?`;
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    if (!UPLOADING && zone.classList.contains("ok")) {
+      zone.classList.remove("ok");
+      zone.textContent = ZONE_IDLE;
+    }
+  }, 6000);
+  LAST = null;  // the new photo must appear even if nothing else changed
   refresh().catch(() => {});  // the next poll self-heals a refresh hiccup
 }
 
+// leaving mid-upload silently loses the photo — make the browser ask
+window.addEventListener("beforeunload", e => {
+  if (UPLOADING) e.preventDefault();
+});
+
 refresh().catch(err => errorBanner(err.message || err));
 pollLoop(refresh, 5000, () => showBanner(""));
 </script>