Photo Gallery: Michael Kenna's magical black and white photos from around the world

Black and white master photographer Michael Kenna's magical landscape pictures from Japan, France and the United States

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Japan

 

Torii Gate, Study 2, Shosanbetsu, Hokkaido, Japan. 2014 (Michael Kenna) 

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Hashikui Rocks, Study 1, Kushimoto, Honshu, Japan. 2002  (Michael Kenna)

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Twenty Sticks, Kohoku, Honshu, Japan. 2003  (Michael Kenna)

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Chikui Cape Trees, Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan. 2002  (Michel Kenna)

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Torii Gate, Study 2, Shosanbetsu, Hokkaido, Japan. 2014  (Michael Kenna)

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United States (pictures from Rouge)

 

The Rouge, Study 52, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1994  (Michael Kenna)

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The Rouge, Study 5, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1992  (Michael Kenna)

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The Rouge, Study 132, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1995  (Michael Kenna)

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The Rouge, Study 112, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1994  (Michael Kenna)

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The Rouge, Study 17, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1993  (Michael Kenna)

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France

 

 Eiffel Tower, Study 3, Paris, France. 1987 (Michael Kenna)

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 Barge Passing, Paris, France. 1988 (Michael Kenna)

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Falaise d'Aval la Nuit, Etretat, France. 2000  (Michael Kenna)

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River Willow, Study 2, Strasbourg, France, 1993  (Michael Kenna)

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Chariot of Apollo, Study 1, Versailles, France. 1988 (Michael Kenna)

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Michael Kenna’s book Rouge is out now, £45, published by Prestel. See prestelpublishing.randomhouse.de

For more on his books, including Michael Kenna: A Twenty Year Retrospective, Hokkaido, and Night Work, see michaelkenna.net

Michael has several upcoming exhibitions, including Hokkaido Exhibition at Shin Sapporo Gallery, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, from Oct 19-31, and as part of group exhibition Comme une Respiration at the Musee d’Art Moderne et Contemporain, Strasbourg in France, from Dec 9-March 26, 2017. See www.michaelkenna.com for details.

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