Bill Finley Special to the Arizona Daily Star We do not need David Wentworth Lazaroff to remind us the early settlers of Tucson were an adventurous lot, far from home yet willing to tackle each new experience each new day.That is the freshness of Lazaroff’s new book, “Picturing Sabino: A Photographic History of a Southwestern Canyon,” which was released last week by the University of Arizona Press.
“It’s a history, yes, but it’s not for academics,” Lazaroff said. “I’m hoping anyone can sit down with it, read a story or two at a time, and enjoy it. Have some fun with it. That’s what I would hope.” “Ever since there has been photography, people have wanted to take pictures of the places they’ve been and the people they’ve known,” Lazaroff said. “So we have this wonderful visual record, all because people just wanted to take a pretty picture here.”
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio He then started recruiting volunteers who would bring children to the canyon on field trips. Now the author and illustrator of three books, all about the canyon, Lazaroff was asked if he considers himself a writer or photographer.