Photo gallery: John Schaefer
John P. Schaefer, a true Renaissance man.
John Schaefer, middle, talks with Senior Staff Engineer Blain Olbert, left, about an experiment they are conducting for the REhnu project in the Steward Observatory Mirror Lab at the University of Arizona. Schaefer is a board member on the solar energy project.
- Jill Torrance/Arizona Daily Star
John Schaefer sets up his Wista field camera to take a photo of a cholla in Saguaro National Park.
- Jill Torrance/Arizona Daily Star
John P. Schaefer, an accomplished photographer as well as a former University of Arizona president, checks settings on his camera in this file photo.
- Jill Torrance, Arizona Daily Star file
John Schaefer looks at a test Polariod while shooting at park.
- Jill Torrance/Arizona Daily Star
John Schaefer, middle, talks with Senior Staff Engineer Blain Olbert, left, about an experiment they are conducting for the REhnu project in the Steward Observatory Mirror Lab at the University of Arizona. Schaefer is a board member on the solar energy project.
- Jill Torrance/Arizona Daily Star
John Schaefer does some work on a wooden bowl at his home. Wood working has been a hobby of Schaefer's for over 20 years.
- Jill Torrance/Arizona Daily Star
John P. Schaefer rides his motorized Schwinn north on Mountain Ave. on his way to run an errand on his way home from work at the University.
- Jill Torrance/Arizona Daily Star
John Schaefer carries his photography equipment back to his car after his shoot in Saguaro National Park East.
- Jill Torrance/Arizona Daily Star
John Lennon inspired graffiti in Prague taken by John Schaefer in 1991.
- Photo Courtesy of John Schaefer
The Mission San Xavier del Bac Facade taken by John Schaefer in 1976.
- Photo Courtesy of John Schaefer
Beehive cactus in John Schaefer's book "A Desert Illuminated".
- Photo Courtesy of John Schaefer
A Button cactus in John Schaefer's book "A Desert Illuminated".
- Photo Courtesy of John Schaefer
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You've probably heard the term "Renaissance man" - indicating a person known for great skills and achievements in many of the arts and sciences. John P. Schaefer makes some so-called Renaissance men look like slackers.
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