Michael Kenna

White Copse, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan. 2004

Michael Kenna's work holds the common element: Silence. It is a heavy, impenetrable sort of silence that makes you forget about your own existence. I love his Hokkaido series 2004,2005, and 2007. Minimalism aesthetic in photography couldn't be more beautiful. Visit his website: http://www.michaelkenna.net/

Jill Greenberg

I saw her End Times series at MOCCA featured as a part of 2007 Nuit Blanche in Toronto. The details of these impeccable prints are breath taking. Probably most well known for her mokey portraits series, her other works are as equally impressive. Jill Greenberg is a Canadian artist who was born in Montreal and bases her practices in United States. Slick lighting, technically dead-on portraits. More works at her portfolio website : http://www.manipulator.com/