Haiga is haiku painting — the wedding of visual image to haiku.
The very best practitioners — Buson would be the nonpareil — have been masters, then, of two arts. Needless to say, only a few such artists have arisen in this challenging genre. But today haiga is practiced around the world, and in styles that would have amazed (and perhaps shocked) Buson and his kindred. The Haiku Foundation honors today’s masters by here offering galleries of their work.
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THF Galleries: Haiga of an’ya and Richard St. Clair
an’ya and Richard St. Clair team up to create a gallery inspired by that most American of celebrations, Mardi Gras . . .
THF Galleries: Photo Haiku of Don Baird
American poet Don Baird allows us to see Los Angeles through his eye in these stunning photo haiku from his recent book . . .
THF Galleries: Photo Haiku of Steliana Voicu
Romanian poet Steliana Voicu’s photo haiku are inspired by her love of painting, poetry, Japanese culture, photography and astronomy . . .
THF Galleries: Photo Haiku of Mamta Madhavan
Indian poet Mamta Madhavan incorporates vivid imagery into her writings, influenced by nature, mysticism and spirituality . . .
THF Galleries: Photo Haiku of Linda Ludwig 2
Linda Ludwig second gallery explores the combination of photography and literature to craft her photo haiku . . .
THF Galleries: Photo Haiku of Claudia Brefeld
Claudia Brefeld's work in haiku features elements of her profession (biology) and her avocation (photography) . . .
THF Galleries: Photo Haiku of Marius Alexandru 2
Marius Alexandru's work features panoramic photography . . .
THF Galleries: Photo Haiku of Lavana Kray
Lavana Kray has been involved with haiga and photo haiku as both an artist and an editor for many years
THF Galleries: Haiga of Barbara Robinette
Barbara Robinette brings the delicacy and panache of watercolor to haiga, something of a rarity . . .
THF Galleries: Haiga of Joshua Eric Williams
Joshua Eric Williams displays his variety in this eclectic set of haiga . . .
THF Galleries: Photo Haiku of Linda Ludwig
Linda Ludwig explores the combination of photography and literature to craft her photo haiku . . .
THF Galleries: Photo Haiku of Simone Pansolin
Simone Pansolin combines his backgrounds in photography and literature to craft his photo haiku . . .
THF Galleries: Haiga of Estanislao “Stan” Rodriguez
Stan Rodriguez features his art background to great effect in his haiga . . .
THF Galleries: Photo Haiku of Marius Alexandru
Marius Alexandru's work features panoramic photography . . .
THF Galleries: Haiga of Dian Duchin Reed 2
Dian is as accomplished a writer as she is a painter . . .
THF Galleries: Haiga of Mark Meyer
Mark Meyer brings a scientific mind and training to his practice of haiga
THF Galleries: Haiga of Melanie Alberts
Melanie Alberts’s haiga is a product of her second immersion in the Eastern arts . . .
THF Galleries: Photo Haiku of Hiroyuki Tsuda
Hiroyuki Tsuda brings the histories of two haiku traditions to bear on his haiga practice
THF Galleries: Photo Haiku of Elizabeth Crocket
Elizabeth Crocket includes photo haiku in her haiku toolbox
THF Galleries: Haiga of Penney L. Mellen and M. R. Defibaugh
Collaborative haiga features the creative input of more than one perspective, leading to quite different sensibilities in concert
THF Galleries: Haiga of Shilpa Bharti
Shilpa Bharti brings a calligraphic approach to her haiga
THF Galleries: Haiga Collage of Elizabeth Crocket
Elizabeth Crocket finds a unique approach to haiga
THF Galleries: Photo Haiku of Ram Chandran Sundararajan
Ram Chandran Sundararajan shares his photo haiku with the THF audience
THF Galleries: Haiga and Photo Haiku of Robert Erlandson
Robert’s work features a consideration of the commonalities of the species . . .
Haiga Galleries — Haiga of Ron C. Moss 2
This is Ron’s second haiga gallery in his distinctive style . . .
THF Galleries: Haiga of John Hawkhead
John Hawkhead has used haiga, photo-haiku and free art to present his haiku
THF Galleries: Haiga of Sandi Pray
More of Sandi’s work reveals a penchant for crossroads and angles . . .
THF Galleries: Haiga of an’ya and Ed Baker
an’ya honors the late Ed Baker with this collaborative memoir . . .
THF Galleries: Haiga of Debbie Strange 2
Debbie uses several media approaches in her haiga practice, not that common . . .
Haiga of Guy Beining 2
Guy’s work is like no one else’s, as his second gallery with us attests . . .
Haiga of Ellen Peckham
Ellen’s unique approach to haiga makes her work instantly recognizable . . .
THF Galleries: Haiga of Ellen Peckham
Ellen’s unique approach to haiga makes her art utterly distinctive
Haiga of Pamela A. Babusci
Pamela’s strong brushwork is the primary characteristic to be found in her haiga . . .
Haiga of Ron C Moss
Ron is as well-known for his distinctive book covers as he is for his haiga . . .
Image Haiku of Marlene Mountain
Marlene’s work has always been most strongly inflected by her art school background . . .
Haiga of Stephen Addiss
Stephen is on of the most decorated sumi-e artists and calligraphers in the world . . .
Photo Haiku of Franjo Ordanić and Sandra Šamec
Ordanić and Šamec feature wide-flung destinations in their photo haiku . . .
Haiga of an’ya
an’ya’s haiga feature strong natural images and simple but telling brushwork . . .
Photo Haiku of Franjo Ordanić and Sandra Šamec 2
More wide-ranging photo haiku from these Croatian collaborators . . .
THF Galleries — Details from the Art of Marlene Mountain
Details of artwork of a leader of contemporary woman’s painting . . .
Photo Haiku from Auschwitz e simili, by Toni Piccini
Haiga inspired by Toni’s book on the Holocaust, Auschwitz e simile . . .
Haiga of Corine Timmer
Corine’s playful use of animal poems and images is a feature of many of her best haiga . . .
Photo Haiku of Richard Goldberg
Richard transformed his mastery of photography into a personal photo haiku art . . .
Photo Haiku of Diane Mayr
Diane’s photo haiku show a special affinity for animal presence and jouissance . . .
Photo Haiku of Wolfgang and Anne-Dore Beutke
Wolfgang and Anne-Dore extend their partnership into their collaboration in photo haiku . . .
Haiga of Debbie Strange
The photo haiku and haiga of Debbie Strange have won numerous awards around the world . . .
Haiga of Jean LeBlanc
Jean’s photo haiku feature especially tactile surfaces and gnomic tracings . . .
Photo Haiku of Geert Verbeke
One of the gentle souls of haiku, Geert has been creating photo haiku for over two decades . . .
Photo Haiku of Toni Piccini
Toni’s photos often feature the waters surrounding his native Trieste . . .
Haiga of Sandi Pray
Sandi’s work, which has appeared widely, shows an especial reverence for the variety of life . . .
Photo Haiku of John Levy
John is a highly-regarded “long” poet as well as an accomplished photo haikuist . . .
Photo Haiku of Paul Geiger
Paul’s background in the sciences is evident in his approach to photo haiku . . .
Haiga of Maria Tomczak
Maria explores both photo haiku and other graphical material approaches in her haiga . . .
Old Pond Comics: Jessica Tremblay
Jessica’s creation Kaeru is one of the best-loved characters in contemporary haiku . . .
Photo Haiku of Ann Atwood
Ann is the godmother of photo haiku, having invented it for her books in the 1970s . . .
Haiga of Cor van den Heuvel
Cor’s haiga were among the first ever documented outside Japan . . .
Haiga of Beth McFarland
Beth favors bright colors and a simple graphical style in her haiga . . .
Haiga of Lidia Rozmus
Lidia is one of the premier sumi-e artists in the world today . . .
Haiga of Guy Beining
Guy’s eclectic style of montage haiga is instantly recognizable . . .
Haiga of Ion Codrescu
Ion is recognized as one of the leading sumi-e artists in the Western world
THF Galleries: Haiga of Ron C. Moss
Ron’s work is familiar not only through his haiga but also his book covers
THF Galleries: Image Haiku of Marlene Mountain
Marlene’s work was always strongly inflected by her art school background
THF Galleries: Haiga of Stephen Addiss
Stephen is one of the best brush-and-ink style haiga artists in the world