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svensonphoto – Fine Art & Black-and-White Photography in Hamburg

STREET · MINIMAL · LIFE

MOMENTS THAT APPEAR

THE UNPLANNED
FRAME

I don’t look for the grand moment. I move through places and notice what falls into the frame: lines, edges, distances, a gesture that shifts the balance. Nothing is arranged. I stay open and let the scene offer what it offers.

Often it’s a quiet alignment – light on a surface, a shape against another, a brief human trace that holds the frame together. These fragments aren’t planned; they’re observed. They form a way of seeing that is direct, minimal, and true to the moment it came from.

Black and white street photograph of a man standing in a beam of sunlight, casting a long shadow in an urban space.

A DIFFERENTAPPROACH TO

URBAN
OBSERVATION

Three lines run through my work: Street, Minimal, Life. They set different accents, yet move within the same space – a space shaped by Fine Art Photography. What begins by chance often finds a clear form; what appears structured carries a human detail. Nothing stands on its own – everything flows into each other, guided by a reduced, open way of seeing.

Black and white photograph of a man walking along a foggy pier in Hamburg.

THREE PERSPECTIVES WHITIN ONE VISUAL LANGUAGE

STREET

Black and white street photograph of a cyclist moving through an urban space with strong light and shadow contrast.

MINIMAL

Black and white minimalist photograph of a lone figure walking along a curved architectural structure with repeating vertical lines.

LIFE

Black and white photograph of an elderly man wearing a beret, seen in profile while looking into a shop window.

A QUIET INTRODUCTION

GLIMPSE INTO
MY WORK

Fragments of moments – reduced and attentively observed, composed as minimal black-and-white photography, exploring space, rhythm, and quiet transitions.

WORK
MONO/POLY black-and-white fine art photobook standing on a table in a bright, modern living room, featuring minimal architectural imagery on the cover.

Black & White Fine Art Photobook

MONO/POLY – aesthetic reality

BETWEEN RHYTHM
AND REDUCTION

MONO/POLY is a black-and-white fine art photobook by Hamburg-based photographer svensøn.
The book combines street photography, minimal geometry, and quiet architectural studies across six conceptual chapters – a curated work for collectors of monochrome and reduced visual art.

Available at Leica Store Hamburg · Featured on Hamburg1 TV

WORKSHOPS

FROM SEEING TO SEQUENCE –
COMPOSE. TIME. REFINE.

Black and white street photograph of a man walking through a quiet urban square surrounded by historic buildings.

1

COMPOSE
THE
FRAME

Learn to compose the frame with line, surface, and light – figure/ground, edges, and balance for clear, atmospheric images.

Black and white minimalist photograph of a person seen from below through a glass ceiling with geometric patterns.

2

TIME
THE

MOMENT

Train anticipation and timing – read movement, choose distance and position, and catch the instant that changes the scene.

Black and white minimalist photograph of an urban wall with ventilation structures, a small human figure, and a distant church spire.

3

REFINE
THE
SEQUENCE

Pair and pace images to set a clear rhythm – establish structure with intervals and echoes, from first edit to final set, so the work speaks as one.

CURRENT & UPCOMING

WORKSHOPS 

I offer workshops on seeing, composition, and the quiet precision of working with line, light, and space. It’s a practical, focused approach – discovering how to read a scene, shape a frame, and build images with clarity and intent. Whether you’re beginning or refining your own visual language, these workshops offer guidance, challenge, and space to develop a more deliberate way of seeing.
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Black and white photograph of a lone person crossing a steel bridge in fog, framed by strong linear architecture.

HAMBURG

Harbor edges, Hafencity grids, and long shadows under bridges – clear lines and open space to compose quietly and time the moment.

27 February – 1 March 2026

Street Photography Ausstellung
Black and white photograph of a wide urban walkway with modernist buildings, strong shadows, and a small human figure.

BERLIN

Modernist structures meet wide boulevards – concrete, glass, and strong geometry from the Hansaviertel to the Government Quarter, shaping bold frames and graphic rhythm.

Planned for 2026

Black and white photograph of flowing graphic ground lines with a person pushing a stroller, creating strong rhythm and movement.

COPENHAGEN

Design-driven city lines – Superkilen, Ørestad, and bike-flow corridors turn everyday movement into clean, graphic compositions.

Planned for 2026

Black and white photograph of a lone person holding an umbrella on a sand dune under a dramatic sky.

VALENCIA

Open light and layered spaces – Calatrava’s City of Arts and Sciences, wide streets, and soft transitions turn movement and shadow into calm, graphic compositions.

Planned for 2026

Black and white photograph of a person walking past large arches in the old city of Marrakech, emphasizing scale, texture, and light.

MARRAKESH

Between old and new – the Medina’s dense rhythms and the city’s modern edges create shifting layers, transitions, and quiet moments of order.

Planned for 2026

Black and white architectural photograph of modern buildings in Oslo with a lone person seated on a wide urban surface, emphasizing scale, geometry, and open space.

OSLO

Nordic light on water and stone – the Opera, Barcode, and Sørenga offer minimal forms, reflections, and calm spaces for reading edges.

Planned for 2027

Black and white street photograph of a man in a hat standing beside a carriage in Vienna, framed by classical urban architecture.

VIENNA

Classical order meets modern intervention – historic structures and contemporary forms create layered spaces, rhythm, and quiet tension.

Planned for 2027

Black and white street photograph of pedestrians walking along the seafront in Mumbai, with the city skyline stretching into the distance.

MUMBAI

Extreme density and contrast – informal settlements and the vertical metropolis collide, creating layers, friction, and fleeting moments of visual order.

Planned for 2027

SELECTED WORKS

PHOTOGRAPHY
FOR CALM SPACES

Signed and numbered gallery-quality editions, printed on museum-grade fine-art paper by WhiteWall – available in selected sizes for modern interiors.

ARTWOKS

ON VIEW IN HAMBURG

CURRENT EXHIBITION

Selected works are currently on display at two locations in Hamburg. Quiet geometry, shadows, and minimal urban space – shown in curated gallery settings.

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  • Courtyard Marriott Hamburg Airport
    Flughafenstraße 47
     

  • NIO House Hamburg
    Große Bleichen 5
     

If you’re nearby, the exhibitions are open for visits.

LET'S
GET IN
TOUCH.

Editions
Workshops
Conversation

Black and white street photograph of a person walking across a geometric pavement, carrying a bag, with strong light and shadow contrast.
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