The people who sell fish here are confident and proud of their product and their service. I could feel it in how they stood at that table as I photographed. While this may be a group environmental portrait, it is also a workplace picture, because you see them as their customers see them – ready to sell them fresh fish of their choice. Sometimes a workplace shot can take the measure of a person and of a society. I think this is one of those images. Laotians are not only kind and open; they are resolute and tough as well. When you photograph people at work, you can learn a lot about them, as well as the society they represent.