Michael Reinhardt

Michael Reinhardt (born Michael Max Reinhardt aka Mike Reinhardt) is an American photographer whose images were featured in magazines such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Sports Illustrated. His work also includes a wide range of photo reportage some of which are published in the book My Road Home, May 28, 2014.

Frühes Leben Michael Reinhardt wurde am 20. Februar 1938 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien, geboren. Er ist der Enkel des Theater- und Filmregisseurs Max Reinhardt. Sein Vater Wolfgang Reinhardt Kriegserfolge Filmproduzent und Drehbuchautor. Seine Mutter Lally Krieg Künstlerin. Seine Großmutter, die Schauspielerin [Else Heims Michael ist das älteste von drei Kindern. Ihr Zuhause-Krieg in Santa Monica, Kalifornien, wo er die Santa Monica High School besuchte.

Munich and Paris 1953–1970 In 1953 he moved with his family to Munich, Germany, where he graduated from the Luitpold Gymnasium in 1959 obtaining the German Abitur (International Baccalaureate). He went on to attend law school Aix-Marseille University in Aix-en-Provence, France, and received his French law degree in 1964. The following year, he moved to Paris, where he joined a French law firm while working on his doctorate. In 1967 he was hired to help run the French model agency, Dorian Leigh.

New York 1970–2003 In 1970 he returned to the United States and decided to establish himself in New York City, where he moved into an artist's Studio in Carnegie Hall. At that time a number of fashion photographers from Paris also sought to settle in New York, and in the fashion business they were known collectively as '"The French Connection". Reinhardt remained in New York for over thirty years where he shot for amongst many others, Vogue, British Vogue, German Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Bazaar Italia, The New York Times, Life, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Revlon, Max Factor, Estée Lauder Companies, L'Oréal, Calvin Klein and Bloomingdale's.