A review by Charlotte Cripps in The Independent, 15 Dec 2012
"When Steven Berkoff was on the film set of The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo in LA, he often sneaked off to take photographs of downtown slums and nearby 1940s diner-style restaurants... Likewise, in between his scenes in The Tourist in Venice, which starred Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, he was off snapping narrow canals, gondolas and ancient buildings."
Berkoff is quoted as saying “You can't take photos on movie sets because people think you are spying on them. It's easier in the theatre – they love having their photo taken,... I take my camera away with me. Most of my photos show beggars, tramps and down-and-outs.”
"He captures run-down streets which have now been demolished; a slumped figure in a corrugated iron doorway; a man posing with a pint of bitter in the Brick Lane pub; a hard-worn lady stands in the market selling “carrier bags, 2 pence”...
The review is here
www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/end-of-days-in-berkoffs-home-patch-8413168.html