Born in 1953 in Widnes, an industrial town in northwest England, Michael Kenna grew up in a working-class Catholic family. After seven years at a minor seminary, hoping to become a priest, the young man discovered a passion for art. He chose to study photography at the Banbury School of Art and then at the London College of Printing, from which he graduated in 1976. He moved to the United States the following year and in San Francisco met photographer Ruth Bernhard, whose printer he would be for more than ten years. Michael Kenna’s first trip to Japan in 1987 was a turning point in his career. Fascinated by the archipelago and its landscapes, he returned several times before expanding his horizon to other countries in Asia. An essential reference in contemporary minimalist photography, Michael Kenna’s work has been the subject of numerous books and solo exhibitions. He now splits his time between his home and studio in Seattle (United States) and the rest of the world, as if to capture beauty one must constantly pursue wonder in the unknown.