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Enhancing the enjoyment of taking pictures with news that matters, features that entertain and images that delight. Published frequently.
19 September 2026
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Oktoberfest, unusual pictures, shlepn and the Nikon D4.
- Matthias Schrader captures the opening of the 191st Oktoberfest in Munich without spilling a drop.
- Reuters presents The Week in Unusual Pictures in 13 photos.
- In Shlepn, Mike Johnston painfully recalls hauling his father's rented tripod around Europe, the 16th birthday present he got that was "one of the best presents I ever got in my life" and how pool helped him recover from "neck pain from constantly draping heavy equipment on straps around my neck."
- Feroz Khan writes about upgrading from a Nikon D300 to a Nikon D4 and why he still uses it today despite owning other gear. "I never feel that it’s obsolete," he writes.
More to come! Meanwhile, here's a look back. And please support our efforts...