Michael Kenna
Born in 1953 in Lancashire, England, Kenna originally intended on becoming a priest, but was ultimately drawn to art. He attended the London College of Printing, where he learned commercial photography techniques. Kenna moved to San Francisco in 1977 and began exhibiting in local galleries, developing his hallmark subject matter and high-contrast black-and-white aesthetic. Specialising in long exposure landscapes, Kenna’s work often captures the quiet moments between day and night. He is best known for his black-and-white images of unpopulated landscapes and urban scenes. His black-and-white photography, which sometimes incorporates twilight or the quiet of early morning, emphasizes the interplay of light and darkness in serene and meditative compositions. Often employing long exposure times that he further emphasises in the dark room, Kenna’s work is both picturesque and mysterious. “You can’t always see what’s otherwise noticeable during the day,” he has explained. “With long exposures, you can photograph what the human eye is incapable of seeing.”
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Joel Meyerowitz
Joel Meyerowitz was born in New York City and began taking photographs in 1962. Although he has always seen himself as a street photographer in the tradition of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank, he transformed the mode with his pioneering use of colour. As an early advocate of colour photography (in mid-60’s), Meyerowitz was instrumental in changing the attitude toward the use of colour photography from one of resistance to nearly universal acceptance. Throughout his career, Meyerowitz has since produced over a dozen books, and a full survey of his career was published by Phaidon in 2010. Additionally, in 1998 he produced and directed his first film, Pop, an intimate diary of a three-week road trip made with his son, Sasha, and his aging father, Hy.
Meyerowitz is known for his use of colour and light, often photographing scenes at sunrise or sunset. His work captures the transitions of light, particularly in the way it shifts through different times of the day. Meyerowitz’s images frequently focus on the golden moments between night and day, showing how light changes the mood and atmosphere of a scene.
I really love these photos. I love the colour contrast within the whole picture, its very calming and relaxing. i believe these photos tell a story and create images in your head. One photo can speak 1000 words.