Michael Kenna By Maddie Noffsinger Michael Kenna Born

Michael Kenna { By: Maddie Noffsinger

Michael Kenna. Born in Widness, United Kingdom, 1953. Still alive today in 2015, he is 63 years old. Michael often uses Pictorialist devices in order to simplify a scene and engage the focus of a viewer, photographing pastoral landscapes of England. Michaels favorite times to take photos are usually at night and at dawn. He also said that both technical and aesthetic aspects were appealing and as a young boy, his strong interests were math and art. Michael went to the Banbury School of Art in Oxfordshire, England, in 1972 and that is where he became interested in photography and then took a three year long course at the London College of Printing. Taking photographs during the night with fog and rainfall, allowed his photos to have a very creepy and abandoned look. Michael also puts all of his photos in black and white to give them a deeper look. Michaels most famous photos were his “Japan” series of photos, in 2007, that showed his respect and love for Japan and their people after the tsunami and earthquakes that had happened there. I think these photos had an impact on society because they show some of the darkness of streets, rivers, and skies after the daylight has passed on and the people aren't out. Information

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I chose this photographer because when looking at all the artists work, Kenna’s stood out to me most because the pictures were all in black and white and looking very eerie which makes the viewer have to look for the deeper, inner beauty, just like humans have to do in real life to one another. I feel as if he portrays his photos the way he does so that people have to look deeper to find the real meaning other than it is just a river at night with some fog around it. Kenna’s photos make the viewer think out of the box as to what message is trying to be conveyed. Personal reflection

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