This picture was taken by Saskia Baer, a second year undergraduate studying Anthropology and Law. It was taken in September 2010, in Vang Vieng, Laos.
A sudden tropical rainfall made everyone dash for cover and the pratah stall owner had just enough time to put up an umbrella to protect herself from the rain. The reflections of the neon street lights on the wet asphalt gave the abandoned street a surreal feel.
The next image in this month's perspectives is Umbrellas in Trafalgar Square.|