I saw this man almost hidden in the shadows, waiting for customers to come to his stall in this busy marketplace. I exposed for the brightest reflections with my spot meter, which made the image get very dark. Outside of the product rack, the only things visible in this image are the highlights on his face and hand. I have used shadows here to abstract the subject, allowing room for the viewer’s imagination to enter the image and go to work.
Is he sad? Lonely? Anxious? Fearful? My image leaves the answers to such questions up to the viewer. Such is the power of abstraction.