Spent part of his formative years in Europe (Paris, Madrid, Rome and Florence)
After leaving college, moved to NYC's Greenwich Village and worked as a writer and sculptor
At an exhibition of his sculpture, spotted by photographer Richard Avedon who convinced him to appear in a photo shoot with model Suzy Parker
1956
While returning from Paris with Suzy Parker on the ocean liner 'Ile de France', ship stopped to pick up survivors of the Andrea Doria wreck; McKay took photographs which were widely syndicated
