In the focus are story from Photokina 2008 in Cologne, the largest annual photography exhibition which has been attracted 168,000 visitors so far for this year alone. The new releases column features Panasonic G1, Pentax K-m, and a few others. Reader’s portflio features Matt Harris with his fabulous landscape in the wilderness of Hampshire.

Techniques features one of the most sough after issue – at least for me personally – panorama. Also in techniques are a few tips on improving DSLR skills, creative article on creating imaginative image by playing with lights titled “create light grafitti”, location guide of Budapest, group photography. Career column GoPro gives rational reasons for featuring works online.

New technology column features the new trend of full frame DSLR with newly introduced addition to the existing products of Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 5D, and Nikon D3. The new contenders include the new geenration of Canon 5D with additional Mark II sign, Sony Alpha 900, Leica S2, and the medium size Phase One 645AF.

These guys are really thirsty in packing in more into one edition, just like if they will never issuing any more releases. Image stiching, vifgette frame, adding keywords and metadata into image file in tutorial column. Closing the issue is reviews which this time features Nikon D90, Canon IXUS 980 IS, Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX150, Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f3.5-5.6G ED VR, and Zuiko 25mm f2.8 Pancake.

Before a bunch of ads are advertorial feature of the world’s first 24.6MP DSLR and head to head comparison of the latest A3+ photo printers Epson R2880 and Canon Pixma Pro 9500.

Shifting my eyes a bit off I saw quite a famous man behind him, Laksmana Sukardi. Holding equipment which most of Canon users could only dream of, his oversize body in bright polo-shirt looked really stand out. I am not a Canon users so I might be wrong. But I think he got Canon EOS 1DS (or just D) Mark III with Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM attached. Later on I saw him replaced his lens into a shorter one. I thought it was a Canon EF 24-70 F2.8L IS USM.

Whilst I heard many mumbled about him being a suspect of a mega-corruption case, I am not seeing it that way. Being a famous person with strategic attributes like successful businessman, ex-minister, ex-member of house of reps, renegade aide of the famous Megawati Soekarnoputri, and suspected as corrupter makes him an extra-ordinary person – not just “someone” like me and most of us. I was definitely a busy man with a lot of different things in mind.

I instead was personally astonished that despite of how busy someone is, hobby is very important, at least as a way to release pressure and keep life in good balance.