Michael Kenna
PhotographerKnown for: long-exposure medium format landscapes
Michael Kenna has spent more than forty years making long-exposure black-and-white photographs of landscapes across Japan, France, the American Midwest, and elsewhere, typically before sunrise or after sunset. He works with medium format cameras and ILFORD film, printing his own photographs. His photographs of Hokkaido, Japan — taken over more than twenty years — are among the most sustained photographic investigations of a single landscape.
Gear & Materials(2)
Hasselblad
Produced from 1970 to 1994, the 500C/M is a modular medium format SLR using 120 or 220 film. Its interchangeable magazines, focusing screens, and Carl Zeiss lenses made it the standard camera in professional studio and location photography for three decades.
“Kenna has discussed using the Hasselblad 500C/M extensively in interviews about his long-exposure landscape practice.”
ILFORD
HP5 Plus is a 400 ISO black-and-white film manufactured by ILFORD in various forms since 1937. Its wide exposure latitude and consistent performance when push-processed to 1600 or 3200 ISO have made it a long-standing choice in documentary and landscape photography.
“Kenna is a documented ILFORD ambassador and has spoken publicly about using HP5 Plus for his landscape work.”
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