Trees are like people: unforgettable portraits of trees by Michael Kenna

Michael Kenna is a legendary, incredibly talented photographer who creates ... portraits. That's right, portraits. Indeed, otherwise his mysterious and sometimes even mystical photographs of trees cannot be called. The fact is that in each picture a lonely tree, grove or forest appears as unique personalities, silent guardians of many stories. Somehow, Kenna manages to make ordinary plants, which we see everywhere every day, acquire individuality, character, mood and create an atmosphere through his lens.

To this day, Kenna works exclusively with film, taking pictures on the iconic Hasselblad and creating these impressive, slightly blurry photos in her dark room for hours. The photographer travels around the world in search of new "heroes" of his shootings, and most of the pictures were taken with a shutter speed of 10 hours or more, which makes the frame so amazing.

Huangshan Mountains, Anhui, China, 2017

Huangshan Mountains, Anhui, China, 2009

Poplars and cumulus clouds, Canterbury, New Zealand, 2013

Tree in a snowdrift, Heilongjiang Province, China, 2011

Pines, Chuncheon Namdo, South Korea, 2018

Mekong River Tree, Luang Prabang, Laos, 2015

Pyeongchang, South Korea, 2012

Forest fog, Abruzzo, Italy, 2016

Wanaka Lake Tree, Otago, New Zealand, 2013

Graceful Oak, Broughton, Oxfordshire, England, 2005

Kushsharo Lake Tree, Hokkaido, Japan, 2007

Pine Tunnel, Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy, 2016

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