I made this photograph on sheer instinct, without any thought or pre-planning. I saw a small child, looking somewhat vulnerable and bewildered, crossing a downtown intersection. Another family member was walking ahead of her, and was well out of the frame when I made this image. A Jacksonville policeman, pencil and paper in hand, was working on another task at this street corner when he suddenly turned to watch this child cross the street. My cropped image takes the scene out of its context. The child now appears to be alone and possibly lost or confused. The cop seems to have stopped everything to keep an eagle eye on this kid. Did he? I leave such interpretation to the viewer. I converted the image from color to black and white to intensify the photojournalistic context.