"He took pictures of iconic faces in art and pop culture (Muhammad Ali, Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, James Baldwin, Samuel Beckett, Barbra Streisand, Ray Charles, David Bowie), but also scenes of great turmoil (Selma, the March on Washington and, before his death in 2022, Black Lives Matter) and seminal figures from the American tragedy written during the 1960s (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Robert Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis)."
"The Sun & Stars festival continues in multiple locations in Palm Beach County on Thursday through Feb. 6, with the Schapiro documentary as its Centerpiece Night film, screening at 7 p.m. Saturday at Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach. Director Maura Smith, Schapiro's wife, will take part in an audience discussion. Visit SASIFF.org. For more on Schapiro and the film, go to SteveSchapiroBeingEverywhere.com."
Steve Schapiro's six-decade career combined portraits of cultural icons with coverage of civil-rights protests, political tragedies, and contemporary movements. He photographed figures such as Muhammad Ali, Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, James Baldwin, Samuel Beckett, Barbra Streisand, Ray Charles, and David Bowie, and documented Selma, the March on Washington, Black Lives Matter, Martin Luther King Jr., Robert Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The documentary 'Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere' positions his work across art and upheaval and conveys his call for young photographers to document events to effect change. The film screens as the Centerpiece Night at the Sun & Stars Festival, with director Maura Smith participating in a discussion.
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