David’s Insight on “Blowing Smoke”
The grittiness of the Old City in Hanoi, Vietnam is represented in the details of this street portrait. The speckled concrete, worn bowl, and metal door all provide a context for the gentleman blowing his smoke.The lines of his face, intricacies of his pipe and wisps of smoke all frame his playful facial expression. A sense of contentment is captured in his body language.I wish I knew what he was smoking!