The photographer Ruth Bernhard used to tell me that this is like asking somebody how they evolved their signature. It is not… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
Essentially, I look for what is interesting to me, out there in the three-dimensional world, and translate or interpret so that it… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
I encourage playfulness and experimentation with both the camera and subject matter. Sometimes there is an obvious perspective, but it is important… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
Craft is important, but cameras for their own sake are not. A sense of aesthetics, a connection with the subject matter, an… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
Approaching subject matter to photograph is like meeting a person and beginning a conversation. How does one know ahead of time where… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
The golden rule in the arts, as far as I am concerned, is that all rules are meant to be broken. — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
My advice to any budding artist is never to be satisfied with imitating others. This is but a means to an end. A serious… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
I enjoy places that have mystery and atmosphere, perhaps a patina of age, a suggestion rather than a description, a question or two. I… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
One needs to fully accept that surprises sometimes happen and complete control over outcome is not necessary or even desirable. — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
Different assignments, different places, require different approaches. Sometimes I take minutes in a location, at other times days. There are many places that I… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
