Using sticks, three young boys race their hoops down the main street of a small village in rural Laos --the very same game that was played in America and Europe over 100 years ago. This, too, is a street photograph, a far cry from the urban chaos of Vientiane or Yangon. It is almost pastoral in comparison. The incongruity of watching three children rolling hoops down the middle of a village road in the 21st century brings two important human values to mind: tradition and nostalga. These kids may think they have invented this game, yet they are following a tradition that began on the other side of the world in the 18th and19th centuries. The golden light filtering through the trees on to this shady road adds to the nostalgic atmosphere.