View Point in Photography - Intersection by Josef Koudelka

We looked at this image during a lecture on view point.
We can only see the top half of the man's body therefore apart from the position of his head; the use of showing just the head and shoulders makes the viewer wonder which way the man is heading. Even though his head is facing away from the long passage ahead his shoulders are slightly turned towards it, I think the long passage ahead connotes the stereotypical road to heaven, a care free life. The fact we predict he is going to walk past connotes that he is not ready to take the easy root he wants to continue with his life as it is.