I dont usually comment on other peoples photos as I am no expert in photography. However, I feel the need to express my sicere admiration for your work as presented here. This is truly a masterful expression of the human experience and touches me very very deeply. You have captured here the subject as opposed to the object of the challenge and I am delighted that one photographer ( amid the sea of trivial simplistc doss) has the vision to present a person centred image. I vote a 10 (obviously) but I will be amazed if this scores highly. If it does not, please do not compare your effort with the "popular" taste. The "awesome" image is nothing when compared with the profound expression of understanding.
Congratulations and well done
Bob