▁Fine ▁Arts ▁from ▁the ▁Ro chester ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology , ▁located ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁There ▁he ▁studied ▁under ▁Minor ▁White . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Design ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology . ▁While ▁studying ▁there ▁he ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁A aron ▁S isk ind ▁and ▁Harry ▁Cal la han . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁After ▁ear ning ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Kenneth ▁Joseph son ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Art ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chicago ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁retired . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁he ▁co - f ounded ▁with ▁thirty ▁other ▁notable ▁photograph ers ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁Phot ographic ▁Education . ▁His ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁which ▁were ▁focused ▁on ▁concept ual ▁phot ography , ▁placed ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁concept ual ▁phot ography . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁with ▁the ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow ship ▁grant ▁by ▁the ▁John ▁Simon ▁G ug gen heim ▁Memorial ▁Foundation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁with ▁the ▁NE A ▁grant ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁ag ency . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁his ▁collections ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁museum s ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of