STEVE SCHAPIRO Profile
● Born in New York in 1934, Steve Schapiro began taking photos at the age of nine, when he picked up a 127 Kodak at summer camp.
● With ambitions of being a writer, he switched to photojournalism and began his freelance career in 1961, after training with W. Eugene Smith at his fabled Jazz Loft in Manhattan.
● In the 60 years since, Steve’s photographs have been published on the pages and covers of LIFE, Look, Time, Vanity Fair, People, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Paris Match, Sports Illustrated and many other international titles.
● He is best known for his coverage of the US civil rights movement, including the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march led by Martin Luther King, and Robert Kennedy’s presidential campaign, which ended with the candidate’s…