In the small town of Riez, near the Valensole Plain in Provence, France, I met a nice Frenchman who was anxious to share with me that he also owned a home in the French Caribbean. So important was it to him that during our brief conversation he rushed inside his small home and returned almost as quickly, holding a framed map of the Caribbean island where his home was located. He asked if I would take a picture of him holding the map, and although I thought his request was a bit odd, I obliged, initially capturing a perfectly pleasant snapshot of a guy holding a framed map. Almost immediately after taking the shot, I was struck with the idea of having him hold the picture frame in front of his shorts, and sure enough, it created the illusion that he wasn’t wearing any clothes. Because I was shooting digitally, I was able to share the illusion with him and we both had a good laugh.

Nikon D300S with Nikkor 24–85mm lens at 24mm, f/11 for 1/200 sec., ISO 200