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In the 1960s American photojournalist Steve Schapiro traversed the country photographing for LIFE and other news magazines, covering the major political and cultural happenings of the time including the Civil…

David Bowie was the soundtrack to my teenage years. He was a huge influence on my musical education. When I was in my teens The Jean Genie inspired me to…

Almost fifty years after photographing the Selma March for Life Magazine, I decided to look back at my contact sheets from that period.In the 60’s, as a photographer, you would…

For years, Steve Schapiro was a photographer for LIFE magazine. Francis Ford Coppola noticed Schapiro’s work in 1972 and invited him to take pictures on the set of The Godfather, then continued with The Godfather II,…

In 1966, While doing a story on Andy Warhol for Life Magazine, Steve Schapiro photographed Lou Reed and the Velvet  Underground, in a dilapidated Hollywood Hills castle where they were staying waiting to…

Steve Schapiro is the photographer behind countless now-classic portraits of rock stars, film stars and politicians from the 1960s and 70s. He is also an accomplished documentary photographer who recorded…

Robert Kennedy was the most imposing politician he ever met. And Johnny Depp is incredibly photogenic. Steve Schapiro (*1934 in Brooklyn) ought to know, because he has actually photographed them…

“As a photographer you are looking for the same emotional moments and design elements that might lead to an iconic image. The only différence is that in the ‘so called’…

These joyful images were taken by the photographer Steve Schapiro. Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner had invited him to spend the day on their boat, The Splendour, off Catalina Island…