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  • Solo & Group Exhibitions

    NIO House Hamburg → view

    Solo Exhibition – Simplicity –
    Reduction of the Moment

    Courtyard by Marriott Hamburg
    Solo Exhibition – Monochrom

    Kreativ Gesellschaft Hamburg
    Solo Exhibition – Unexpected

    Art Gallery at IntReal Hamburg
    Group Exhibition – Between Worlds
    with Streetcollective Hamburg

    Stilwerk Forum Hamburg
    Group Exhibition – ReFraming Art: Kiezmische
    with ElbPhoto Group

    Treviso Photographic Festival → view
    Group Exhibition – Street Photography
    Treviso, Italy

    Venice Photo LAB → view
    Group Exhibition – Street Photography
    Venice, Italy

  • Media Coverage & TV

    Welt am Sonntag
    Feature article on the exhibition Simplicity at NIO House
    Hamburg, focusing on minimalist black-and-white
    photography – national press (Germany)

    Hamburg 1 – TV Interview Book Presentation → view
    Conversation on the photobook
    MONO/POLY – aesthetic reality

    Hamburg1 – TV Interview – Street Photography → view
    Live interview at “Frühcafé”, discussing minimalist
    street photography and visual perception
    (Host: Marco Ostwald)

    NDR Hamburg Journal → view
    TV report on the VIVA CON AQUA charity auction at
    Millerntor Gallery, featuring the auction of his work
    alongside 36 international artists (Christie’s Germany,
    patronage by Christine Gräfin zu Rantzau)

    HAMBURGER ABENDBLATT → view
    Coverage of the charity art auction supporting the NCL
    Foundation in Hamburg. One of my works was
    auctioned for charity at the 20th NCL benefit auction,
    held under the patronage of Hamburg’s Second Mayor
    Katharina Fegebank, with proceeds supporting research
    into childhood dementia

    DVF Journal – Deutscher Verband für Fotografie e.V.
    Featured in the official journal of the German Photography
    Association in connection with he exhibition Between Worlds,
    presented with the Streetcollective Hamburg

    Interviews

    Photographize Magazine → view
    Featured artist profile – international platform
    highlighting contemporary black-and-white photography

    The Pictural List international Interview → view
    In-depth interview on visual perception, minimal
    composition, and Svensøn’s approach to black-and-white
    street photography

    Publications & Books

    100 [HUNDRED] – Best Selected → view
    Selected photographer in the annual international
    photography book (print publication)

    B&W Minimalism Magazine #29
    Presented in an international magazine dedicated to
    minimalist black-and-white photography,
    highlighting clarity, structure, and visual restraint

    Schwarzweiss Magazin #143
    Featured in one of the leading magazines for artistic and
    professional black-and-white photography,
    with a focus on form, contrast, and reduction

    Soul of Street Magazine #42
    Featured in Germany’s first and only magazine dedicated
    exclusively to street photography, presenting international
    approaches to urban visual storytelling

    BNW #021 – Photography Book
    Included in the fine art photography book BNW #021,
    featuring 27 photographers from 18 countries and
    diverse contemporary black-and-white positions

    Phil's Street Magazine – Fine Art Special
    Presented at Magazine #5

    Regional Culture & Exhibitions Coverage

    HINZ & KUNZT – Street Magazine
    Coverage of the 4th Meet & Street Annual Street
    Photography Event in Hamburg

    AlstertalPlus – Culture and Society in Hamburg
    Editorial coverage of the solo exhibition MONOCHROM,
    focusing on minimalist black-and-white photography
    and urban visual language

    Hamburg Woman – Culture and Society in Hamburg
    Article on the exhibition MONOCHROM,
    highlighting reduced photographic aesthetics and
    contemporary perspectives on urban space

    Ganz Hamburg – Magazine for City Life in Hamburg
    Review of the exhibition MONOCHROM at the Courtyard
    Gallery by Courtyard Marriott Hamburg, presenting
    minimalist black-and-white works in a hospitality and
    cultural context

  • Selected international awards and recognitions

    BLACK & WHITE SPIDER AWARDS → view
    Merit of Excellence · Multiple Honorable Mentions
    Fine Art, People, Portrait, Architecture, Sport, Photojournalism

    REFOCUS AWARDS → view
    Silver · Minimalism & Street
    Multiple Honorable Mentions · Fine Art

    1X.COM – FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY → view
    Selected Photographer · Curated Gallery

    ONE EYELAND PHOTO CONTEST → view

    Silver · Bronze 
    Street Photography

    BNW MINIMALIST PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE → view

    Honorable Mention · Finalist

    EDITION FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

    Nominee · Street Photography · Fine Art

    35AWARDS – INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD

    Top 35 · Street Photography
    Top 70 · Black & White Photography

    EDITION OF MINIMALIST PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

    Honorable Mention · Street Photography

    LEICA FOTOGRAFIE INTERNATIONAL (LFI) → view

    Master Shots · Leica Photography Magazine

  • Exhibitions & Representations

    NIO House Hamburg
    Solo exhibition at NIO House Hamburg (Germany)

    Courtyard Marriott Hamburg
    Permanent exhibition at the Courtyard Art Gallery,
    Hamburg (Germany)

    Saatchi Art
    Represented by the international online art gallery
    Saatchi Art (USA)

    Artsper
    Represented on the international contemporary art
    platform Artsper (France)

    Art Consulting – Birgit Saatrübe
    Curatorial representation and art consulting,
    Hamburg (Germany)

    Streetcollective Hamburg

    Member of the Hamburg-based street photography collective

    Elbphoto Hamburg
    Member of the Hamburg-based photography group

svensøn · photographer

svensøn is a photographer based in Hamburg working between street photography, architecture, and abstract form. He works primarily in black and white, almost exclusively with the Leica Monochrom. High contrast, clear geometry, and calm, precise compositions define his visual approach. People appear not as protagonists but as elements within the urban structure – embedded in lines, surfaces, and spatial relationships. Originally trained as an engineer with an entrepreneurial background, he turned to photography as a counterbalance to his professional work. What began incidentally developed into a consistent photographic practice. His photographs have been exhibited at NIO House Hamburg and Courtyard Marriott Hamburg, among others, and at international festivals including the Treviso Photographic Festival and Venice Photo LAB. His work has received several photography awards. His book project MONO/POLY – aesthetic reality marks a further step in the development of his photographic practice. Alongside his personal projects, he offers workshops and photowalks focused on minimalist black-and-white photography. His approach combines analytical precision with a calm and attentive way of observing.

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