He seems to understand he is getting old. This moving but funny picture catches a flash of self-realization about time passing. The picture probably shows a subject—probably male—in a scenario that has suddenly made him quite conscious of his growing years. As the individual confronts an obvious evidence of ageing, the photographer has deftly caught a complicated combination of emotions - maybe surprise, resignation, and a little of humour. From struggling to reading small text, from being called "sir" by a young person to realising he no longer recognises the music playing on the radio, this may be anything. The picture offers a mild and relevant reflection on the universal experience of ageing and the often shocking events when we discover we are not as young as we once was. It asks viewers to consider their own ageing experience and find comedy in the common road of growing older.
