I think a lot of us would relate given a moment's reflection.
Photography is a great medium to play in because you can never tell where a person will be taken when they look at an image. The longer you can get a person to look at an image, through surprise, curiosity or any other emotion the more opportunity they have to be taken away somewhere.
Photo: Robert Rath, 'Forgotten Friend'. 1/2000 sec at 200mm f/2.8, ISO 400