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Michael Kenna Quotes: "I often think of my work as visual haiku. It is an attempt to evoke and suggest through as few elements as possible rather than to describe with tremendous detail."

I often think of my work as visual haiku. It is an attempt to evoke and suggest through as few elements as possible rather than to describe with tremendous detail.



Michael Kenna Quotes: "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 or covering man's traces."

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 or covering man's traces.




Michael Kenna Quotes: "We see in colour all the time. Everything around us is in colour. Black and white is therefore immediately an interpretation of the world, rather than a copy."

We see in colour all the time. Everything around us is in colour. Black and white is therefore immediately an interpretation of the world, rather than a copy.



Michael Kenna Quotes: "Perhaps most intriguing of all is that it is possible to photograph what is impossible for the human eye to see - cumulative time."

Perhaps most intriguing of all is that it is possible to photograph what is impossible for the human eye to see - cumulative time.




Michael Kenna Quotes: "The golden rule in the arts, as far as I am concerned, is that all rules are meant to be broken."

The golden rule in the arts, as far as I am concerned, is that all rules are meant to be broken.



Michael Kenna Quotes: "I believe that photographers should be passionate, determined, disciplined and ready to seek out their own styles and identities."

I believe that photographers should be passionate, determined, disciplined and ready to seek out their own styles and identities.



Michael Kenna Quotes: "Parks and gardens are the quintessential intimate landscapes. People use them all the time, leaving their energy and memories behind. It's what's left behind that I like to photograph."

Parks and gardens are the quintessential intimate landscapes. People use them all the time, leaving their energy and memories behind. It's what's left behind that I like to photograph.




Michael Kenna Quotes: "I don't have anything against colour. It is just not my first preference. I have always found black and white photographs to be quieter and more mysterious than those made in colour."

I don't have anything against colour. It is just not my first preference. I have always found black and white photographs to be quieter and more mysterious than those made in colour.



Michael Kenna Quotes: "I prefer to think of photography as a never ending journey with infinite possibilities. I love to return to places to re photograph. Nothing is ever the same. The options are endless."

I prefer to think of photography as a never ending journey with infinite possibilities. I love to return to places to re photograph. Nothing is ever the same. The options are endless.



Michael Kenna Quotes: "We all have choices and must make them for ourselves."

We all have choices and must make them for ourselves.



Michael Kenna Quotes: "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 and see what thoughts float out from within."

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 and see what thoughts float out from within.



Michael Kenna Quotes: "I would strongly encourage anybody embarking on photography as a career to embrace and enjoy the whole process. Being a photographer can be a wonderful way to experience the world."

I would strongly encourage anybody embarking on photography as a career to embrace and enjoy the whole process. Being a photographer can be a wonderful way to experience the world.




Michael Kenna Quotes: "Beauty is very much in the mind of the beholder."

Beauty is very much in the mind of the beholder.



Michael Kenna Quotes: "One advances by standing on the shoulders of giants, but the ultimate goal is to find one's own vision."

One advances by standing on the shoulders of giants, but the ultimate goal is to find one's own vision.



Michael Kenna Quotes: "There can be no doubt that probability increases with practice. Fortune favours the brave, fortune favours the prepared mind, and fortune favours those who work the hardest."

There can be no doubt that probability increases with practice. Fortune favours the brave, fortune favours the prepared mind, and fortune favours those who work the hardest.



Michael Kenna Quotes: "One needs to fully accept that surprises sometimes happen and complete control over outcome is not necessary or even desirable."

One needs to fully accept that surprises sometimes happen and complete control over outcome is not necessary or even desirable.



Michael Kenna Quotes: "I try not to make conscious decisions about what I am looking for. I don't make elaborate preparations before I go to a location. Essentially I walk, explore, discover and photograph."

I try not to make conscious decisions about what I am looking for. I don't make elaborate preparations before I go to a location. Essentially I walk, explore, discover and photograph.



Michael Kenna Quotes: "Easier is not necessarily better."

Easier is not necessarily better.



Michael Kenna Quotes: "Instant gratification in photography is not something that I need or desire. I find that the long, slow journey to the final print captivates me far more."

Instant gratification in photography is not something that I need or desire. I find that the long, slow journey to the final print captivates me far more.



Michael Kenna Quotes: "As a landscape photographer we should be open to possibilities, for one thing often leads to another."

As a landscape photographer we should be open to possibilities, for one thing often leads to another.



Michael Kenna Quotes: "I encourage playfulness and experimentation with both the camera and subject matter. Sometimes there is an obvious perspective, but it is important never to be satisfied with that."

I encourage playfulness and experimentation with both the camera and subject matter. Sometimes there is an obvious perspective, but it is important never to be satisfied with that.



Michael Kenna Quotes: "There is no one way of photographing anything. I don't believe there is even one best way of photographing any given subject."

There is no one way of photographing anything. I don't believe there is even one best way of photographing any given subject.