Santa Fe--Monroe Gallery of
Photography, 112 Don Gaspar, will host a book signing by Steve Schapiro of his
newest book, BLISS. The book signing will take place on Friday, October 30,
from 5 – 7 PM. One of the most respected American documentary photographers,
Steve Schapiro has photographed American history over the last six decades.
In “BLISS: An Exploration of the
Current Hippie Counterculture & Transformational Festivals”, Steve
Schapiro, famous for his photographs of the 60s–including Haight-Ashbury and
the hippies of that era–documents the hippies of today and their lives in and
out of transformational festivals. With a specific focus on a subculture of the
current hippie counterculture known as “Bliss Ninnies,” these individuals are
focused on meditation and dancing as a way to reach ecstatic states of joy. The
book features images from festivals across the country and provides an overview
of a new contemporary hippie life within America. The 60s are still here. You
just have to find where. Published by powerHouse Books, October, 2015, 256 pages.
Steve Schapiro is a distinguished
journalistic photographer whose pictures have graced the covers of Vanity Fair,
Time, Sports Illustrated, Life, Look, Paris Match, and People, and are found in
many museum collections. He has published five books of his work, American
Edge, Schapiro’s Heroes, The Godfather Family Album, Taxi Driver, and Then and
Now In Hollywood. Steve Schapiro has photographed major stories
for most of the world’s most prominent magazines, including Life, Look, Time, Newsweek, Sports
Illustrated, Rolling Stone, People, and Paris Match.
