[8] Kennedy received his education from Syracuse University where he majored in fine art.
[3] During his early years, he worked as an assistant and studio manager for American fashion photographer Clifford Coffin.
[3] Kennedy was a freelance photographer who formed a friendship with then unknown artists Andy Warhol and Robert Indiana.
[10][11] Kennedy's life, work as well as his friendship with Andy Warhol and Robert Indiana was the subject of a documentary, Full Circle.
[13] He was a native of Garden City, Long Island[3] but later moved to Miami Beach, Florida.