A photo of someone talking on a cell phone in the street is not expressive photography in itself. However, in this case, the woman on the phone wears textured clothing, and she stands before a wall in Marrakesh’s old walled city that is equally rich in texture. A sliver of morning light slips between two buildings to illuminate just the edge of her garment. I used my spot meter to expose on this highlighted area, allowing everything else in the image to fall into shadow. The rough texture of her clothing echoes the heavily textured wall. These intense textures complement the intensity of the expression on her face, and help this image tell its story.