[ James & his Italian bike ]

James Hanna aka XVI Photography has become such an amazing photographer and digital compositing master! That's my opinion, but go to his site and see for yourself. James and I began at the Brooks Institute at the same time and although our photographic journeys have contrasted one another's, I can tell you this much; James is a stellar photographer and a wonderful person, one of my favorite people here in Santa Barbara. We had a lunch date at our favorite restaurant, which is called Panino, and while there I photographed him and his very own bike he put together himself! How cool. And it's from Italy, so we all know that makes it immediately THAT much cooler...!