“I spotted this man as I was pulling out of a service station on one of the huge roads leading to Riyadh, the Saudi capital. It was late morning and it wouldn’t have been much below 40 degrees. This was early in my trip and I wasn’t sure how he would respond. I’d been told photography wasn’t always welcome in the country, so it took me a while to pluck up the courage.”

James Deavin, photographer, discussing the story behind what he views as his best photograph: a hitch-hiker in the Saudi desert. See the image here. [The Guardian]