Michael Kenna Photography
American, b. 1953
Michael Kenna was born into a working class Irish-Catholic family in England. His upbringing originally inspired him to pursue priesthood and he attended a Catholic seminary school until 1972. After seminary school, his childhood love of art led him to study photography at the London College of Printing where he graduated in 1976. Working as a commercial photographer, Kenna moved to San Francisco in 1977.
Kenna’s photographic work focuses on landscape. He is considered a master in the art of contemporary photography. His approach to everyday scenery is enigmatic, leaving the viewer seduced. The mysterious aura of his photographs is created by long exposures that allow time and movement to be a part of the landscape, something the human eye so easily ignores in a glance.
The work of Kenna has been published, awarded, and collected for decades. He has published 47 books of his photography over his career of thirty years. His photography has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows internationally. The artwork of Kenna has been acquired by permanent collections as the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A; Fonds national d’art contemporain, Paris, France; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.(Biography provided by PDNB Gallery)
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Artist: Michael Kenna
Approaching Ice Floe, Okhosk Sea, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2020
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Approaching Ice Floe, Okhosk Sea, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna is a 7.75 x 7.75 inch* silver gelatin print, available in an edition of 25.
*Please no...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Homage to Kertesz, Gramercy Park, New York, New York, USA by Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Homage to Kertesz, Gramercy Park, New York, New York, USA by Michael Kenna presents a tranquil winter scene. A barren tree cuts diagonally through the scene. Behind the tree is a sno...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Line of Trees, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2012
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Line of Trees features 13 trees standing in a row against a white background. Most of the trees are smaller, with dense branches, creating a silhouette against the snowy landscape. O...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Curious Cloud, Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo, Italy
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Edition of 40
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures, and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Blackstone Hill Tree, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
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2010s Minimalist Michael Kenna Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Morning Mists, Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential among ...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Orchid Offerings, But That Pagoda, Bak Ninh, Vietnam
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Mountain Tree, Study 2, Danyang, Chungcheongbukdo, South Korea
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Ororon Line, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Flock of Red Crown Cranes, Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Golden Gate Bridge, Study 14, San Francisco California, USA by Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on mount margin recto.
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered in pencil with the artist's stamp in black ink on mou...
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1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Hyomon, Study 1, Hokkaido, Japan, black and white, limited edition photograph
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Hyomon, Study 1, Hokkaido, Japan is a black and white, limited edition photograph by photographer Michael Kenna.
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for c...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Swan on Lake, Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, Study 2, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Giza Pyramids, Study 2, Cairo, Egypt. 2009
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
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Silver Gelatin
St. Mary's Basilica and Flying Birds, Krakow, Poland
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Moon Rise, Cuandixia, Beijing, China
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Chairlift, Snowqualmie, Washington, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Avenue of the Giants, California, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Reflection, Santa Cruz, California, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
1970s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Maki's Washi Flowers, Study 4, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Midtown High View, New York City, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, dated, print date, numbered and artist stamp by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Island, Richmond Park, Surrey, England
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
1970s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Yuanyang, Study 6, Yunnan, China
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Two Swans, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, Study 8, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Erhai Lake, Study 6, Yunnan, China.
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Toya Lake Boulder, Study 2, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 2/25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver. Printed 2020
Mat size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 7 3/4 x 8 in.
Michae...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Snow Parfait Tree, Wakoto, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2004
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Snow Parfait Tree by Michael Kenna presents a sublime scene. A single tree stands tall in a snow covered field. Its branches are delicately covered in snow, appearing like a deliciou...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Chariot of Apollo, Study 4, Versailles, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His ima...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Threatening Clouds, Tokimaru Beach, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bench and Trees, Les Baux-de-Provence, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on mount margin recto by Michael Kenna
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered in pencil with the
artist's stamp in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pine Trees, Study 5, Unyeo Beach, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, LTD photograph
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Pine Trees, Study 5, Unyeo Beach, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, is a LTD photograph by Michael Kenna.
Edition of 25
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Two Winter Stalks, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date, and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Spring Poplar Trees, Pavia, Italy
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His ima...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, New York, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, dated, print date, numbered and artist stamp by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jardin des Plantes, Study 1, Paris, France by Michael Kenna, 1988
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Jardin des Plantes, Study 1, Paris, France by Michael Kenna presents a tranquil scene. Tall trees with barren branches line the park road, leading back to a building in the distance....
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kussharo Lake Tree, Study no 9, Kotan, Hokkaido, Japan, 2009 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Kussharo Lake Tree, Study no 9, Kotan, Hokkaido, Japan, 2009 - Michael Kenna
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer’s copyright ink stamp on reverse
Sepi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hyomon, Study 1, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 2/25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver. Printed 2020.
Mat size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
M...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Late Afternoon Light, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Strolling Swan, Chateau d'Azay le Rideau, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential among ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dancing Trees, Kussharo Lake, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2020
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Dancing Trees, Kussharo Lake, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna presents a sublime scene. Two trees stand tall in a landscape blanketed in snow. A mountain range emerges from horizon ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Delicate Tree, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His ima...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Snow Parfait Tree, Wakoto, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eight Posts, Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame Study 12, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Edition of 40
Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly inf...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Temple Lake, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mill View, Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, England
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 1/25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver. Printed 2020.
Mat size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.
M...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hisako, Study 2, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Ten years ago, after a particularly tumultuous period in his life, Michael Kenna quietly made a decision to expand his photographic practice to include the human form. Kenna is well known for his minimalistic landscapes, and has been vocal in the past about the absence of the human figure in his photographs stating, "I feel they gave away the scale and became the main focus of the viewer’s attention." But, believing "fixed dogma is not a creative tool...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Birch Hill Trees, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lone Tree, Bibaushi, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on mount margin recto.
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered in pencil with the
artist's stamp in black ink on mo...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dakekanba and Snow Barriers, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2020
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Dakekanba and Snow Barriers, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna presents a sublime scene. Dark snow barriers contrast with the blanket of stark white snow. A single tree stands in the ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Wanaka Lake Tree, Study 2, Otafo, New Zealand, black and white photograph
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Wanaka Lake Tree, Study 2, Otafo, New Zealand is a black and white photograph by Michael Kenna. The (silver gelatin) print is signed and numbered.
Michael Kenna is master of cont...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Approaching Clouds, Pizzoferato, Abruzzo, Italy
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Abruzzo, located in southern Italy, is known as the ‘green region of Europe’ because of the system of parks and nature reserves covering more than one-third of its territory. It has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kussharo Lake Tree, Study 17, Kotan, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mina, Study 3, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Ten years ago, after a particularly tumultuous period in his life, Michael Kenna quietly made a decision to expand his photographic practice to include the human form. Kenna is well known for his minimalistic landscapes, and has been vocal in the past about the absence of the human figure in his photographs stating, "I feel they gave away the scale and became the main focus of the viewer’s attention." But, believing "fixed dogma is not a creative tool...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Poplar Trees, Fucino, Abruzzo, Italy
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Docomo Tower, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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