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In Relation

In Relation is an ongoing long-term photographic project exploring intimacy, proximity and transformation within a relationship. This five-image sequence returns to small shifts in nearness and distance: how intimacy changes over time and how trust allows certain moments to appear.

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Black & White Photo Contest

2026

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Portrait

Professional

In Relation

In Relation is an ongoing long-term photographic project exploring intimacy, proximity and transformation within a relationship. This five-image sequence returns to small shifts in nearness and distance: how intimacy changes over time and how trust allows certain moments to appear.

About Artist

Lennard Grohn

Lennard Grohn is a German photographic artist based in Frankfurt am Main. He studied photography at the University of Fine Arts in Mainz. Working primarily in black and white, he develops long-term series that explore memory, intimacy and quiet transformation through a restrained visual language. His work moves between presence and absence, silence and emotional intensity, ranging from intimate portraits to poetic landscapes. Alongside photography, he has a background in music as a drummer and percussionist, informing his sense of rhythm and restraint.

Lennard Grohn

Photographic Areas of Focus

Fine Art, Landscapes, Minimalism, Portrait

Location

Germany

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