Picture/Story

We are delighted to introduce a stunning new photograph by Charlie Waite titled Mere Study 4, Wiltshire, England 2021 which will feature in a forthcoming documentary 'My Greatest Shot', filmed by Sky Arts and expected to be published this autumn or early 2022.

Michael Kenna has travelled the world to create his distinct black and white images of unpopulated landscapes. It was in the mid-1980s that Kenna first began to visit Japan and became influenced by an Asian sense of aesthetics. In 2002 he started his love affair with the northern island of Hokkaido where his compositions became increasingly minimalistic and abstract, free from extraneous sensory information. In the following interview extract we hear the story behind his iconic photograph Tree Portrait, Study 1, Wakoto, Hokkaido, Japan 2002 which appeared as the cover of his Retrospective Two book, published by Nazraeli Press in 2004.

He is one of the most celebrated landscape photographers in the world and art critics have described Charlie Waite's instantly recognisable prints as 'rare perfections of light, colour and composition which offer the viewer a luxuriant portrait of a planet at peace and one where mankind and his activities are in harmony with his surroundings'. But did you know what a charming and eloquent writer Waite is too? Here we enjoy the story behind one of Waite's more unusual photographs within his archive, East of Gibraltar, Spain, 2017, and his clever use of a limited colour palette. 'I acquired an early edition for my own collection and have loved living with this stunning print in my hallway at home. I adore this sea blue!' Luke Whitaker.  BUY