Photo-Book: Buddha | Michael Kenna
Photo-Book: Buddha | Michael Kenna
Hardcover with jacket
192 pages
240 x 280 x 25.4mm
160 b/w illustrations
English
ISBN: 978-3-7913-8508-2
Michael Kenna’s black-and-white photographs of Buddha statues featured in this book are a restorative, inspiring antidote to a chaotic modern world.
Michael Kenna is celebrated for his mysterious and exquisite black-and-white natural and industrial landscapes. He is especially revered for his images of Asia, where he has traveled to some of the world's most beautiful locations. It is no wonder that among Kenna's prolific creations are numerous images of the Buddha from countries such as Cambodia, China, Japan, India, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Captured in shrines, temples, sanctuaries, private homes, and museums, these images are quiet, uncluttered, and striking in the interplay of dark and light, line and shadow. Also included in the book are a selection of Kenna's Asian landscape photography, an essay about Buddhism, and excerpts from Buddhist scriptures. Fans of Kenna's distinctive evocative style will savor the myriad perspectives of the Buddha's singular form, while anyone inspired by the Buddha's message will be drawn to this photographic journey towards enlightenment.
Michael Kenna is an English photographer, now based in Seattle, USA, best known for his black-and-white landscapes. More than 60 books and monographs have been published on his photographic work, including Forms of Japan, Rouge, and Holga (all by Prestel).
Michael Kenna 全新黑白攝影集的鏡頭對準了世界各地的佛像，其標誌性的詩意風景美學，有如對混亂的現代世界，注入一種具恢復性且鼓舞人心的解毒劑。
Kenna 以充滿神秘感，同時極為精緻的黑白自然及工業景觀作品聞名。他的作品於亞洲國家尤其獲得重視，他多年來曾到訪亞洲不同的美景，以致其多產的創作生涯中，能夠集合出一系列來自柬埔寨、中國、日本、印度、韓國、老撾、緬甸、泰國和越南等國家的佛像。 Kenna 於神社、寺廟、聖所、私人住宅和博物館中，拍下這些即安靜又整潔，於暗與光、線與影之間相互輝映的佛像，完成了這本引人注目的攝影集。本集還收錄了 Kenna 的亞洲風景攝影選集、一篇關於佛教的文章以及佛經摘錄。Kenna 獨特且令人回味的風格，讓讀者能夠從無數視角細細品味佛陀的多種形式，任何受到佛陀啟發的人都必定會跟隨 Kenna 走進這個通往啟蒙的攝影之旅中。
Michael Kenna 是一位英國攝影師，現居美國西雅圖，以其黑白風景而聞名。他的攝影作品已經出版了 60 多本書籍和著作，包括《Forms of Japan》、《Rouge》、《Holga》 (均由 Prestel 出版）。
