In this concept stock photo of a rat race, one rat stops and looks plaintively at the camera. "Stop the rat race and let me off!" he seems to be saying. This sepia tone image can be applied to the promotion of products and services that help businesses or individuals deal with the challenges and stress of life in this era of fast paced, communications overload. This photo is a perfect image for illustrating editorial pieces on the challenges and adversity facing the denizens of modern society, and of the increasing desire for people to reduce the stress levels in their lives, slow down and smell the roses, and live each moment of life to the fullest. One Rat Pausing During The Rat Race. Stock photo of one rat stopping during a rat race and looking towards the camera as a great morass of rodents stream by. A Mass of Rats Stream by in this Rat Race Picture Showing One Rat Pausing In His Efforts To Escape This Lemming Like Rush. A mass of rats in sepia for use as a conceptual stock photo or fine art print.