Photographer Sofia Valiente grew up in Davie, but for the last three years she’s been documenting the history of the Glades region around the southern lip of Lake Okeechobee. Her project is a 2017 Knight Arts Challenge winner . Valiente recently told WLRN’s Peter Haden how the idea was born when she came across a set of books by Laurence E. Will, the self-proclaimed “Cracker Historian of the Glades.” LISTEN: “This Is What We Came From." Photographer Finds ‘Old’ Florida Preserved In The Glades VALIENTE: I began to realize a lot of people he talked about, these original settlers, their family members, were still there. And still a big part of the community — the modern day generations of these pioneers. And still that very strong connection that they have to their roots. Some of them, it’s almost as if you’re speaking with their great-great grandparents when you speak to them. I really admire that. You know, and it’s such a way of life that’s completely different than the rest of South
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