Met James while I was in Sacramento out shooting with Francisco Chavira. He happened upon us because he spotted my 8x10 camera set up in the middle of a field on the edge of a small settlement called Locke. As we were talking, James also noticed my Leica camera laying on the ground (he had owned a Leica M4). After some discussions, we learned that he was a photographer who had co-written a book called Bitter Melon documenting the life of the formerly all-Chinese town of Locke, California. What a neat opportunity to get to talk with him and take his photo! After buying and reading the book, I hope to get to meet up with him again someday. I have so many things that I now would love to talk with him about...
