Steve Schapiro was born on November 16, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The Dead Zone (1983), Taxi Driver (1976) and Cabo Blanco (1980). He was married to Maura Smith and ???. He died on January 15, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Starting in 1969 he concentrated on film set photography shooting Midnight Cowboy (1969), The Godfather (1972), Chinatown (1974) and Taxi Driver (1976).
Studied photography under the famed W. Eugene Smith.
Photographed key moments of the civil rights movement including the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and the Selma to Montgomery marches.
He accompanied Robert F. Kennedy during his presidential campaign.