Rod Lazorik was my Photographer Professor at UNM. I took several classes from him . I appreciated the freedom he gave us with assignments, the encouragement he gave us and his sensitivity to us as young people and as young artists. I did a variety of work in his class-from very good creative work to experiments that often failed. His reflections were supportive. After a critique session he often invited us all to a nearby watering hole for refreshments. He also participated in the yearly baseball game between Faculty and Students. He believed in fun.He inspired me as well with his own creative work. He was a dependable solid teacher and man and I am very fortunate that I was his student. May he rest in peace.
