American writer and photographer Max Kozloff studied History of Art at the University of Chicago. After two years Army service he studied at the University of Chicago and the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. In the 1960s Kozloff was art critic for ‘The Nation’, New York editor of ‘Art International’ and associate editor of ‘Artforum’. In 1976 he began working as a photographer. He received the Infinity Award for writing at the International Center of Photography in 1990.