Lennard Grohn is a German photographic artist whose work moves between melancholy and a quiet celebration of life.
He received his first analogue camera at the age of twelve.
After finishing school, he studied photography at the University of Fine Arts in Mainz, Germany, from which he graduated. This time was essential in shaping his approach to photography through light, drawing and composition.
After the early loss of his father, Grohn increasingly turned to black and white photography as a personal form of expression. His work explores memory, intimacy and transformation, often drawing from childhood, imagination and the gradual decay of the illusion of a perfect world. Through a systematic, reduced visual language, he seeks to create timeless images rooted in personal experience rather than external narratives.
Grohn's work is characterised by a minimalist approach and a deep artistic sensibility, ranging from intimate portraits to poetic landscapes. His images often exist in a space between presence and absence, silence and emotional intensity.
In addition to photography, Grohn has a background in music. He has played drums and percussion since childhood and toured for many years with bands and his own ensemble, together with a master drummer from Senegal, never losing his passion for photography along the way. During the pandemic, photography became central again as a form of personal expression and reflection. Some viewers note that a sense of rhythm and musicality can be felt within his photographic work.
P U B L I C A T I O N S
2025 | Photo Publication in SHOTS Magazine, Issue No. 169 „Holding on“, 2025 (Link)
2025 | Photo Publication in Docu Magazine, Standard Edition, Vol 6, Issue 1, 2025
Theme: Black and White photography (Link)
2025 | Photo Publication in Photographize Monochrome Masters Vol. 01 (Link)
2025 | Photo Publication in DES_Photomag 01.2025 (Link)
2024 | Photo Publication in Photographize [HUNDRED] Best Selected Vol. 05 (Link)
A W A R D S / H O N O R S / R E C O G N I T I O N S
2025
reFocus Awards (Black & White Contest)
Category “Professional – Portrait” – 1st Place / GOLD (Link)
LensCulture Black & White Photography Awards
Editor’s Pick
MONOVISIONS Black & White Photography Awards
Category “Single, Portrait” – 3rd Place (Link)
BLACK & WHITE SPIDER AWARDS
Category “Professional – Portrait” – Honorable Mention (Link)
ND AWARDS
Category “Professional – Nature” - Honorable Mention (Link)
All-About-Photo.com
Photographer of the week 11 (Link)
Black & White Macadam Awards
Finalist
2024
ND AWARDS
Category “Professional – People – Portrait” – 1st Place / GOLD Star Award (Link)
MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
Category “Professional – Portrait” – Honorable Mention (Link)
Category “Professional – Nature” – Honorable Mention(Link)
Category “Professional – Nature” – Honorable Mention(Link)
Street Photography France Contest
"Shadow" - Selection (Link)
E X H I B I T I O N S (excerpt)
Bicentury | Gallery Joseph, Paris, France
Celebrating the 200th anniversary of photography
Group Exhibition
Nov 15th – Nov 18th, 2025 (Vernissage Nov 15th)
klasse atelier | House of Arts, Brünn, Czech republic
Group Exhibition
Kunst-Licht | E-Werk, Halls for Art, Freiburg i.Br., Germany
Group Exhibition
KoKuKo | Atelier Krause, Frankfurt Main, Germany
Group Exhibition