The iconic image of a man with a conical hat and a hoe on his back, trudging alongside of a riverbank, gets an updated context to work with here. There are two utility wires hanging just over his head. Some photographers would use Photoshop to take them out because they "spoil" what would be an otherwise idyllic image. But to me, the wires are essential components of communication. By juxtaposing the traditional scene with those wires so symbolic of the contemporary world, I tell the story of what awaits him, and all of Vietnam.