To express the scale and flavor of this rough and rugged Mekong River town on the Thai-Laotian border, I chose a high camera position. Shooting in late afternoon from the second floor balcony of our old hotel, I was able to define the textures of this dusty little place – from it’s rusted corrugated roofs to its street of packed dirt. I contrast the open space of the street to the well-used trucks that flank it, and waited for a motorbike to enter the frame before taking the picture. Without that motorbike, the picture is not as expressive.