In this issue

Portfolio: Oskar Barnack Prize 2010. Jens Olof Lasthein brings us pictures from Abkhazia. Andy Spyra won the Newcomer Award for his reportage on the conflict-torn Kashmir.

Portfolio: Street Kids. Renown for his celebrity portraits, Jim Rakete recently turned the camera on a very different group of protagonists: homeless youths.

Unleashed flash for X1 and D-Lux 4: Controlled, directed lighting can also work with compact cameras. We show the possibilities with X1 and D-Lux 4.

History of Leica: Leica historian Bahman Bawendi talks about the conversion of the screw mount Leica in models with flash synchronization.

The Histogram: The histogram is an important tool for digital photography and a useful function for optimizing contrast and tone values. We show you how to interpret it.

Image Creation: A new workshop series with Torsten Andreas Hoffmann. In this issue he presents the basic rules for powerful image composition.

LFI goes iPad: The LFI Gallery App brings Leica Master Shots to Apple’s iPhone and iPad.