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
Tea Estates, Study 1, Munnar, India, 2008
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
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Nine Boats, Andakarnnazi Beach, Kerala, India, 2008
By Michael Kenna
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Huangshan Mountains, Study 25, Anhui, China, 2008
By Michael Kenna
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Bamboo and Tree, Qingkou Village, Yunnan, China, 2013
By Michael Kenna
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Seven Posts in Snow, Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
By Michael Kenna
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Lijiang River, Study 4, Guilin, China, 2006
By Michael Kenna
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Full Moonrise, Chausey Islands, France. 2007
By Michael Kenna
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Kussharo Lake Tree, Study 4, Kotan, Hokkaido
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Full Moonrise, Chausey Islands, France, 2007 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
By Michael Kenna
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Full Moonrise, Chausey Islands, France, 2007 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Winding Wall, Mont St Michel, France, 2004 - Michael Kenna
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Winding Wall, Mont St Michel, France, 2004 - Michael Kenna
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Window and Vines, Abbaye De Fontenay, Bourgogne, France, 2013 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
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Soiree, Beau Rivage, Nice, France, 1996 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Soiree, Beau Rivage, Nice, France, 1996 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Seven Pollarded Trees, Chapaize, Bourgogne, France, 1998 - Michael Kenna
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Seven Pollarded Trees, Chapaize, Bourgogne, France, 1998 - Michael Kenna
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Rising Tide, Ault, Picardy, France, 2009 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Rising Tide, Ault, Picardy, France, 2009 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Reflecting Trees, Saint Valery Sur Somme, France, 2009 - Michael Kenna
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Reflecting Trees, Saint Valery Sur Somme, France, 2009 - Michael Kenna
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Pont de la Tournelle, Paris, France, 1995 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Pont de la Tournelle, Paris, France, 1995 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Pebble Beach, Ault, Picardy, France, 2009 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Pebble Beach, Ault, Picardy, France, 2009 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Mont St Michel, Normandy, France, 1991 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Mont St Michel, Normandy, France, 1991 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Lace Factories, Study 17, Calais, France, 1997 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Lace Factories, Study 17, Calais, France, 1997 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Invitation to Prayer, Mont St. Michel, France 1994 - Michael Kenna
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Invitation to Prayer, Mont St. Michel, France 1994 - Michael Kenna
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Fountain of Flora, Versailles, France 1988 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Fountain of Flora, Versailles, France 1988 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Early Morning Storm, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France, 1998 - Michael Kenna
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Early Morning Storm, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France, 1998 - Michael Kenna
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Lace Factories, Study 5, Calais, France, 1998 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Lace Factories, Study 5, Calais, France, 1998 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Lace Factories, Study 2, Calais, France, 1987 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
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French Canal, Study 2, Loir-Et-Cher, France, 1993 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
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Jardin De Plantes, Study 1, Paris, France, 1988 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
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1980s Michael Kenna Photography
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Five Canopies, Chausey Islands, France, 2007 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
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Falaise D’aval Et Nuages, Etretat, Haute-Normandie, France, 2000
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
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Diving Boards and Cruise Ship, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France, 1997
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
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Bassin De Latone, Versailles, France, 1997 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
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Ault Cliffs, Study 1, Picardy, France, 2009 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Ault Cliffs, Study 1, Picardy, France, 2009 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Pont Des Arts, Study 3, Paris, France, 1987 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
By Michael Kenna
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Pont Des Arts, Study 3, Paris, France, 1987 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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1980s Michael Kenna Photography
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Eighteen Hedges, Versailles, France, 1998
By Michael Kenna
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1990s Michael Kenna Photography
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Pebbles and Beach House, Cayeux-Sur-Mer, Picardie, France, 2009 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
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Octagonal Basin, Parc de Sceaux, Hauts-De-Seine, France, 1996 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Octagonal Basin, Parc de Sceaux, Hauts-De-Seine, France, 1996 - Michael Kenna
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Tree, Seine and Quai Voltaire, Paris, France, 2013 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
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Tree, Seine and Quai Voltaire, Paris, France, 2013 - Michael Kenna
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Cours La Reine, Paris, France, 1987 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Cours La Reine, Paris, France, 1987 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Le Desert de Retz, Study 8, Chambourcy, Yvelines, France, 1988 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Le Desert de Retz, Study 8, Chambourcy, Yvelines, France, 1988 - Michael Kenna
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Three Trees at Dusk, Fain Les Moutiers, Bourgogne, France, 2013 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Photography
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Yuanyang, Study 2, Yunnan, China, 2013
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
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Yuanyang, Study 3, Yunnan, China, 2013
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
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Yuanyang, Study 5, Yunnan, China, 2013
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
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Two Winter Stalks, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan, 2013
By Michael Kenna
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Two Leaning Trees, Hussharo Lake, Hokkaido, Japan, 2013
By Michael Kenna
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Eiffel Tower, Study 7, Paris, France, 1987
By Michael Kenna
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Falaise d'Aval et Nuages, Normandy, France, 2000
By Michael Kenna
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Kussharo Lake Tree, Study 10, Kotan, Hokkaido, Japan, 2005
By Michael Kenna
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Night Exposure, Berck Plage, Normandy, France, 2003
By Michael Kenna
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Pont des Arts, Study 3, Paris, France, 1987
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
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Poplar Trees and Cumulus Clouds, Kirwee, Canterbury, New Zealand, 2013
By Michael Kenna
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Sandjeika Beach, Odessa, Ukraine, 2013
By Michael Kenna
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Snow Clad Trees, Heilongjiang, China, 2012
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
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Snow on Pebbles, Toya Lake Hokkaido, Japan, 2009
By Michael Kenna
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The Matterhorn, Pennine Alps, Switzerland, 1994
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
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Three Trees at Dusk, Fain, Les Moutiers, Bourgogne, France, 2013
By Michael Kenna
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Tuileries Gardens, Study 2, Paris, France, 1987
By Michael Kenna
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Tree and Twenty Eight Posts, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan, 2013
By Michael Kenna
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Trees and Boat Mast, Seefeldquai, Zurich, Switzerland, 2013
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
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