Micheal Kenna

Micheal Kenna is a black and white landscape photographer. Saying out loud makes him sound pretty boring! Well Kenna is not a boring artist. The way that he sees the world is different; instead of taking pictures of landscape that contains lots of information, his landscapes would sometimes contain only one object in focus. He plays with the light and shadow so well that instead of making a black and white photography appear old (which is usually the case), he makes the lanscape appear very futuristic, minimalistic.
He tends to seek simplicity in his pictures, and this simplicity renders the unique beauty of his pieces. He would sometimes revisit some places and have an exposure for up to 10 hours to take the perfect shot. In my opinion, this is the summit of passion. The patience and willingess to wait to have the perfect picture.I think that is a perfectionist and he really know how to have to exact balance between black and white.

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