Michael Kenna

Michael Kenna's photographs on display at Seattle's French Fest this weekend!

Join Us!
Sunday, March 24, 11 am - 5 pm
Location: Seattle Center, Armory & Event Hall, 2nd floor
Free and open to the public

Seattle's French Fest: A Celebration of French-Speaking Cultures.

2023 marked 50 years of photography by British artist Michael Kenna. Celebrated as one of the world’s most prominent landscape photographers, Kenna is known for his poetic black & white images from around the globe. His mysterious photographs, often made at dawn or in the dark hours of night, concentrate primarily on the interaction between the natural landscape and human-made structures.

During Michael Kenna’s career, his photographs have been shown in over five hundred one-person gallery and museum exhibitions throughout the world, and are included in over a hundred permanent institutional collections, including; The Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris; The Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; The National Gallery, Washington, D.C.; The Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai; and The Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Michael Kenna received the prestigious Officer des Arts et des Lettres medal in Paris in 2022.

Please note that other works are available that are not currently on our website. Pricing is subject to change as editions sell.

Michael Kenna - Falaise d’Aval et Nuages, Etretat, Haute-Normandie, France. 2000, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Falaise d’Aval et Nuages, Etretat, Haute-Normandie, France. 2000, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Quai Amiral Infernet, Nice, France. 1997, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Quai Amiral Infernet, Nice, France. 1997, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Bookstalls, Study 2, Paris, France. 2011, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Bookstalls, Study 2, Paris, France. 2011, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Tuileries Gardens, Study 4, Paris, France. 1987, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Tuileries Gardens, Study 4, Paris, France. 1987, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Low Tide, Mont St Michel, France. 2004, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Low Tide, Mont St Michel, France. 2004, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Notre Dame, Study 6, Paris, France. 1988, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Notre Dame, Study 6, Paris, France. 1988, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Window View, Château de Haroué, Lorraine, France. 2013, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Window View, Château de Haroué, Lorraine, France. 2013, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Saint Michel d’Aiguilhe, Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne, France. 2013, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Saint Michel d’Aiguilhe, Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne, France. 2013, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Chariot of Apollo, Study 4, Versailles, France. 2009, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Chariot of Apollo, Study 4, Versailles, France. 2009, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Strolling Swan, Château d’Azay le Rideau, France. 1980, gelatin silver print, 9 x 6.25 in.

Michael Kenna - Strolling Swan, Château d’Azay le Rideau, France. 1980, gelatin silver print, 9 x 6.25 in.

Michael Kenna - Pillars of Lespagnandel, Vaux le Vicomte, France. 1996, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Pillars of Lespagnandel, Vaux le Vicomte, France. 1996, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Window and Vines, L’Abbaye de Fontenay, Bourgogne, France. 2013, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Window and Vines, L’Abbaye de Fontenay, Bourgogne, France. 2013, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - La Trappa, Vieille Ville, Nice, France. 1996, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - La Trappa, Vieille Ville, Nice, France. 1996, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Notre Dame, Study 3, Paris, France. 1987, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Notre Dame, Study 3, Paris, France. 1987, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Floating Abbey, Mont St. Michel, France. 2000, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Floating Abbey, Mont St. Michel, France. 2000, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Yedang Reservoir Tree, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. 2018, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Yedang Reservoir Tree, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. 2018, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Cours la Reine, Paris, France. 1987/2012, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Cours la Reine, Paris, France. 1987/2012, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Huangshan Mountains, Study 43, Anhui, China. 2010/2011, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Huangshan Mountains, Study 43, Anhui, China. 2010/2011, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - French Canal, Study 2, Loir-et-Cher, France. 1993/2014, gelatin silver print, 9 x 6.75 in.

Michael Kenna - French Canal, Study 2, Loir-et-Cher, France. 1993/2014, gelatin silver print, 9 x 6.75 in.

Michael Kenna - Forest Mist, Study 2, Rigopiano, Abruzzo, Italy. 2016, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Forest Mist, Study 2, Rigopiano, Abruzzo, Italy. 2016, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - White Copse, Study 3, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - White Copse, Study 3, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Snow Tree, Woljeongsa Temple, Gangwondo, South Korea, 2005, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Snow Tree, Woljeongsa Temple, Gangwondo, South Korea, 2005, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Shaman Rock, Toya Lake, Hokkaido, Japan. 2018, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Shaman Rock, Toya Lake, Hokkaido, Japan. 2018, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Morning Mists, Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar. 2019, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Morning Mists, Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar. 2019, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, Study 4, France. 2022, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, Study 4, France. 2022, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - James Island, Study 4, La Push, Washington. 2014, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - James Island, Study 4, La Push, Washington. 2014, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Avenue of the Giants, Humbolt, California, USA. 1998, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Avenue of the Giants, Humbolt, California, USA. 1998, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - White Copse, Study 4, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan. 2020, gelatin silver print, 15.5 x 16.5 in.

Michael Kenna - White Copse, Study 4, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan. 2020, gelatin silver print, 15.5 x 16.5 in.

Michael Kenna - Shimanami Kaido, Study 1, Kagawa, Shikoku, Japan. 2022, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Shimanami Kaido, Study 1, Kagawa, Shikoku, Japan. 2022, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Ortucchio Lake Reflection, Fucino, Abruzzo, Italy. 2016, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Ortucchio Lake Reflection, Fucino, Abruzzo, Italy. 2016, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Torii, Study 4, Takashima, Honshu, Japan. 2007, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Torii, Study 4, Takashima, Honshu, Japan. 2007, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Birds on Poles, Biwa Lake, Honshu, Japan. 2001, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Birds on Poles, Biwa Lake, Honshu, Japan. 2001, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Fishing Nets and Mt. Daisen, Yatsuka, Honshu, Japan. 2002, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Fishing Nets and Mt. Daisen, Yatsuka, Honshu, Japan. 2002, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Still Morning, Obama, Honshu, Japan. 2002, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Still Morning, Obama, Honshu, Japan. 2002, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Blackstone Hill Tree, Hokkaido, Japan. 2020, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Blackstone Hill Tree, Hokkaido, Japan. 2020, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Tranquil Morning, Awaji Island, Shikoku, Japan. 2002, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Tranquil Morning, Awaji Island, Shikoku, Japan. 2002, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Taushubetsu Bridge, Nukabira, Hokkaido, Japan. 2008, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Taushubetsu Bridge, Nukabira, Hokkaido, Japan. 2008, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Fourteen Trees, Higashikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. 2009, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Fourteen Trees, Higashikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. 2009, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Spruce Tree and Snow Clouds, Esashi, Hokkaido, Japan. 2023, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Spruce Tree and Snow Clouds, Esashi, Hokkaido, Japan. 2023, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Hillside Fence, Study 9, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan. 2023, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Hillside Fence, Study 9, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan. 2023, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Erhai Lake, Study 12, Yunnan, China. 2014, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Erhai Lake, Study 12, Yunnan, China. 2014, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Seaweed Farms, Study 3, Xiapu, Fujian, China. 2010, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Seaweed Farms, Study 3, Xiapu, Fujian, China. 2010, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Spring Poplar Trees, Pavia, Italy. 2019, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Spring Poplar Trees, Pavia, Italy. 2019, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Lijiang River, Study 11, Guilin, China. 2006, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Lijiang River, Study 11, Guilin, China. 2006, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Yuanyang, Yunnan, China, Study 6, China. 2013, gelatin silver print, 16.25 x 15.5 in.

Michael Kenna - Yuanyang, Yunnan, China, Study 6, China. 2013, gelatin silver print, 16.25 x 15.5 in.

Michael Kenna - Reflected Tree, Hongkun, Anhui, China. 2007, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Reflected Tree, Hongkun, Anhui, China. 2007, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Aquaculture Structure, Boseong, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. 2018, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Aquaculture Structure, Boseong, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. 2018, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Morning Clouds, Pacentro, Abruzzo, Italy. 2016, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Morning Clouds, Pacentro, Abruzzo, Italy. 2016, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Ponti de Spagna, Bondeno, Ferrara, Italy. 2018, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Ponti de Spagna, Bondeno, Ferrara, Italy. 2018, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Wanaka Lake Tree, Study 1, Otago, New Zealand. 2013, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Wanaka Lake Tree, Study 1, Otago, New Zealand. 2013, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Six Flying Birds, Bath, Avon, England. 1987, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Six Flying Birds, Bath, Avon, England. 1987, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Happy Birthday Freya, Geneva, Switzerland. 2021, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.

Michael Kenna - Happy Birthday Freya, Geneva, Switzerland. 2021, gelatin silver print, 8 x 8 in.