The designer stubble, the nice-ish clothes and the lack of markings on the subject make the implied hardship a nonsense. Otherwise, a nice idea. (But then, folks with nice digital cameras don't make good poverty subjects usually.)
I get the feeling that it's supposed to represent the pitfalls of drug use/addiction. If so, I wish it were the case and it was the 'Road Less Traveled'.
I hope I am reading this image correctly, as I see he has chosen the wrong road!? Nice image, would have liked to have seen the model dirtier looking if I am correct about your interpretation.
What a great metaphor for choices made in life. I hope you are not getting killed with low DNMC votes for this, because I think it is one of the best and fits the challenge perfectly.
I would like to know the rest of the story that exists before the "..."