Tour groups pack the upper decks of this riverboat as it threads its way down the Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo, a breathtaking scenic journey. What makes this image expressive to me is the incongruous relationship of population density from deck to deck. The top deck is jammed with tourists – that’s where the best view is. The back deck holds just four people at this moment in time. The view may be less exciting for them, but some people prefer to look at what is behind them, rather than what lies ahead. On the bottom deck, which serves as the ship’s kitchen, a lone cook prepares lunch. Nobody on this ship can see all three decks at once. But we can. And therein lies the story here. I made this image from the front of the top deck another tourist riverboat – the situation was exactly the same.