Shot in Warsaw, till this day, I wonder what the Polish officer on the right was thinking when his face took on that irritated look. Plain disgust at me [the pesky traveler] that I’d dare pull out my camera in front of him? Something much deeper?
He wasn’t having any of it, but what makes this picture one of my favorites is the balance in disposition between him and his buddy on the left. The officer on the left, clearly more relaxed, adjusting himself for the picture smiles gently towards his colleague.
“Lighten up!”, his smile seems to say.