I find that Kenna’s work shows us how relevant black and white film is today.  As time goes on we see more and more individuals giving up film to shoot digitally.  Looking at Kenna’s work we can see why film should still be used today.  His prints are gorgeous.  He uses film to create very sharp images that are rich in value and contrast.

The collection of Kenna’s work is very eclectic. Some pictures he takes are very different from the next. We may see an elaborate time lapsed landscape and not too much before he had captured a simple close up of a tree. I enjoy this variance in his photography. I find that it showcases a much broader range of ideas than if he had a more consistent style.

Kenna’s work also has a lot of meaning in it. In a recent interview Kenna recently stated: “I think of my photographs as visual haiku
poems, rather than full length novels.” I believe that by referring to his work as “visual haiku poems” he makes them much more artistic. Poetry in itself is an art and by relating the two he makes his work much more meaningful than just the objects that are seen in his images.