This was another home-brewed cover that just couldn't be sufficiently explained to an outside photographer, so with deadline looming, I enlisted my wife to go to the local craft store to find some doll-sized chairs and a table. For the background in the cover shot, I printed out a digital map of Asia on a large-format printer and laid it out on our (actual size) dining room table. We arranged the tiny store-bought accessories, but we hadn't been able to find miniature drinking glasses. I ended up cutting off short lengths of aquarium hose, which worked perfectly. A knocked-over chair and spilled (plastic) water completed the idea that someone had stormed away from summit negotiations, which was the theme of the article. I composed the shot, and except for a little bit of Photoshop work to extend and fade the map image into the distance. both photos were pretty much un-retouched (except for the usual color correction).