When snapping shots of complete strangers, generally I prefer old folk as subjects. Their faces often tell a story, the history of their life. Kid’s faces not so much. Theirs are usually more about waiting for you to tell them a story. They’re greedy little bastards and expect the world to entertain them. On the plus side, a snarl is much more effective when used on kids than on the elderly. Kids assume you may do them harm and quickly run away. Old folk just figure you have gas.

Not that any of that has a thing to do with this photo other than as an explanation of why I don’t post many pictures of little kids. I too am a greedy bastard, and unless they entertain me they ain’t worth wasting a shot on. This kid made the grade, though he was totally oblivious to my presence. But then if I had a scooter of my own at his age, I’d ignore much of the rest of the world too. I took this shot in Siem Reap, where like in a lot of SE Asian countries it’s common to see entire families mounted on a motorcycle. Just the smallest family member, not so much.

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