i somehow like your choice of "untitling" your challenge pictures these days, gives the freedom to the viewer to see what they'd like to see in the picture. not sure how this goes with the votes in general tho :)
terrific job in capturing this man's personality, congrats on 14th place!!
The negative space and seriousness of his expression make me think he is contemplating something not fully known, but sad ... or at least not something he's looking forward to. It feels like you could crop some of that out without losing the mood, but maybe not.