Seven world-class photographers turned their cameras on The Hermitage Santa Barbara with astonishing results. This 20 year old botanic garden with thousands of rare plants combines with a whimsical sculpture collection of more than 350 pieces, 250 of them bronze. It is not open to the public but can be savored in this unique and fascinating way. The photographers shot more than 10,000 pictures. The best 5 percent (550) of these were used in this book.