The soulful look in the eyes of this man seemed to communicate that “Yes, I may be down but I won’t be down forever.” The hope in his face and his presence was inspiring. He didn’t look like he had been defeated. The light enhanced that intense hopefulness in his eyes. Then I began to think of it from the perspective of an artist – how I would try to capture the reality – the uniqueness – of that moment. I loved the dramatic light on his face. I wanted to capture the aura of hope around him and do justice to him and to that moment.