Michael Max Reinhardt was born in Los Angeles, Ca. in 1938. His is the grandson of the famous theatre and motion picture director Max Reinhardt and his father Wolfgang was also a film producer and screenwriter. Michael is the oldest of three children. Their home was in Santa Monica, California.

In 1953 he moved with his family to Munich, Germany where he graduated from a German Gymnasium in 1959. He went on to attend law school in France and received his degree in 1964. The following year, he moved to Paris where he joined a French law firm while working on his doctorate, which he obtained in 1966. In 1967 he was hired to run the French model agency, Dorian Leigh. He took up photography shortly thereafter.

His career as a fashion photographer began in Paris, France where he worked for such publications as Vingt Ans , Elle , Marie Claire , Jardin des Modes , and Vogue . In 1970 he returned to the United States.

As a fashion photographer in New York for over thirty years, he has worked for, amongst many others, Vogue , Harpers Bazaar , The New York Times , Glamour , Elle , Life , Esquire , Sports Illustrated , Revlon , Max Factor , Estee Lauder , L'Oreal , Calvin Klein and Bloomingdales .

Michael has three children and now lives with his wife and youngest child in Los Angeles, California. He continues to work as a photographer and he and his eldest son, Sandro own Cheebo, a restaurant on Sunset Boulevard.

All images © 2005 Michael Reinhardt