A young boy, the son of a local shopkeeper, poses for his portrait in one of the niches of the Hsinbyume Pagoda. I could not disengage him. He followed me for almost a half hour, watching every move I made. He never asked for money or gifts, and never asked me to take his picture. He was just curious. He got to know me and I got to know him. At one point, while I was making another image, he casually stood within one of Hsinbyume’s old arches, just watching me work. I knew he was there, turned around and made this environmental portrait of him. His relaxed body language is the key – the way he places his feet, leans on the doorsill, and the look on his face, all speak to us of his emerging character. He is still very young, but he is already old before his years.