In a sense, this photo is not so much about the future of flying cars and cyborgs, but the future that comes to us all. Yes, we're talking about death, the one thing that no-one can avoid. Except, apparently, Pharrell Williams. But apart from him, we do need an occasional reminder that death walks among us. Not to be morbid, but to remind us of the beauty of life.
There's probably no better image about death that's been captured quite like this photo. If you don't get it at first, just think about what could have made those shapes in the snow. That's death: swooping in when you least expect it and taking everything. The old cliché of living every day as if it's your last is corny as heck, but it couldn't be more true.