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title: "3 Equipment Quotes By Michael Kenna"
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> [I believe that every photographer, every artist, should choose materials and equipment based on their own vision. I don't believe that non-digital…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenna/i-believe-that-every-photographer-every-artist-should-choose/)

[Michael Kenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenna/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55a/michael-kenna-14079_art_i-believe-that-every-photographer-every_642517.jpg)

> [If I had to give advice to other photographers, I would first suggest quickly getting over the camera equipment questions. In my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenna/if-i-had-to-give-advice-to-other-photographers-i-would-first-suggest/)

[Michael Kenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenna/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2aa/michael-kenna-14079_advice_if-i-had-to-give-advice-to-other-photogr_1308894.png)

> [Craft is important, but cameras for their own sake are not. A sense of aesthetics, a connection with the subject matter, an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenna/craft-is-important-but-cameras-for-their-own-sake-are-not-a-sense-of/)

[Michael Kenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenna/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/583/michael-kenna-14079_aesthetics_craft-is-important-but-cameras-for-their_2777559.png)

## More by Michael Kenna

> [The golden rule in the arts, as far as I am concerned, is that all rules are meant to be broken.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenna/the-golden-rule-in-the-arts-as-far-as-i-am-concerned-is-that-all/)

[Michael Kenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenna/)

> [I gravitate towards places where humans have been and are no more, to the edge of man's influence, where the elements are taking over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenna/i-gravitate-towards-places-where-humans-have-been-and-are-no-more-to/)

[Michael Kenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenna/)

> [Getting photographs is not the most important thing. For me it's the act of photographing. It's enlightening, therapeutic and satisfying, because the very process…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenna/getting-photographs-is-not-the-most-important-thing-for-me-it-s-the/)

[Michael Kenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenna/)

> [In my photographic work I'm generally attracted to places that contain memories, history, atmospheres and stories. I'm interested in the places where people have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenna/in-my-photographic-work-i-m-generally-attracted-to-places-that/)

[Michael Kenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenna/)

> [The photographer Ruth Bernhard used to tell me that this is like asking somebody how they evolved their signature. It is not something I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenna/the-photographer-ruth-bernhard-used-to-tell-me-that-this-is-like/)

[Michael Kenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenna/)

> [I believe that we photographers don't benefit very much with answers from other photographers. What is more beneficial is to ask questions of ourselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenna/i-believe-that-we-photographers-don-t-benefit-very-much-with-answers/)

[Michael Kenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenna/)

> [My advice to any budding artist is never to be satisfied with imitating others. This is but a means to an end. A serious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenna/my-advice-to-any-budding-artist-is-never-to-be-satisfied-with/)

[Michael Kenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenna/)

> [I enjoy places that have mystery and atmosphere, perhaps a patina of age, a suggestion rather than a description, a question or two. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenna/i-enjoy-places-that-have-mystery-and-atmosphere-perhaps-a-patina-of/)

[Michael Kenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenna/)

> [One needs to fully accept that surprises sometimes happen and complete control over outcome is not necessary or even desirable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenna/one-needs-to-fully-accept-that-surprises-sometimes-happen-and/)

[Michael Kenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenna/)

> [Different assignments, different places, require different approaches. Sometimes I take minutes in a location, at other times days. There are many places that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenna/different-assignments-different-places-require-different-approaches/)

[Michael Kenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenna/)

> [I find that when one has worked long enough, technical know-how becomes almost irrelevant. In photography, it's not difficult to reach a technical level…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenna/i-find-that-when-one-has-worked-long-enough-technical-know-how/)

[Michael Kenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenna/)

> [I believe that every photographer, every artist, should choose materials and equipment based on their own vision. I don't believe that non-digital is necessarily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenna/i-believe-that-every-photographer-every-artist-should-choose/)

[Michael Kenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenna/)

> [Perhaps most intriguing of all is that it is possible to photograph what is impossible for the human eye to see - cumulative time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenna/perhaps-most-intriguing-of-all-is-that-it-is-possible-to-photograph/)

[Michael Kenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenna/)

> [Beauty is very much in the mind of the beholder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenna/beauty-is-very-much-in-the-mind-of-the-beholder/)

[Michael Kenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenna/)

> [As a landscape photographer we should be open to possibilities, for one thing often leads to another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenna/as-a-landscape-photographer-we-should-be-open-to-possibilities-for/)

[Michael Kenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenna/)

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