The president of Tunisia is often portrayed with his hand over his heart – the universal symbol of a pledge. I cropped this huge poster in my camera, keeping only the hand in the frame, and relating it to a sweeper cleaning the street in front of Tozeur’s governmental building. The scale incongruity and resulting contrast speak of those who lead and those who toil. Tunisia, a country of one-man, one-party rule, has seen only two presidents in 53 years. (Since this image was made, Ben Ali's autocratic rule has ended. He was driven into exile by a revolt that erupted in January, 2011.)