Biography
My name is Sabina Grams and I would like to welcome you to my website.
I was born in Riga in beautiful Latvia in 1980 – one of the three Baltic States. I have lived in Germany since 2010, in a small town in the Burgenland district on the Unstrut, which is known for its writer Hedwig Kurt Mahler and the Nebra Sky Disk.
I am married and have a son who is the centre of my life.
In addition to my art photography, I work professionally as a commercial photographer with a small photo studio. I was creative as a child, but my artistic development intensified in 1996 when I enrolled in the art school in Riga in the field of sculpture. Painting was also part of my training. After graduating, I studied “Visual Communication” at the Latvian Academy of Arts from 2001 to 2007 and received my bachelor’s degree in 2005 and my master’s degree in 2007. In the second half of my studies, I increasingly specialised in photography and worked with the renowned Latvian photographer Gunars Binde. He was my lecturer as well as a mentor. He encouraged and inspired me to experiment with photography while developing my own creative style.
I started taking photographs in 2001, when I was still studying sculpture and bought my first, analogue, camera. This allowed me to create my first photography assignments while I was still a student.
I quickly recognised the creative possibilities that are possible with a camera, similar, to a brush. It became clear to me that I could express my creativity in the field of photography. I found joy in photographing people, portraying their personalities and expressing their feelings and dreams. The knowledge I gained from my sculpture and painting studies supported by photography. Initially I took analogue photographs and a lot of black and white photographs, but I quickly recognised the diverse possibilities of digital photography and digital image editing, especially the scope for design in photomontages, which I increasingly use as creative tools.
This gives me even more artistic freedom to portray the world, the people, nature and my surroundings the way I would like to see them – a little dreamy, magical, humble and sometimes perhaps abstract, but always full of harmony, innocence, eternity, love and beauty.
My first photographic successes came soon after my studies. I took part in various exhibitions in Latvia and Lithuania as well as in national and international photo competitions and took top places, even winning a Toyo 45CX camera (which connoisseurs will appreciate) and a photo workshop trip to Finland.
I also took part as an instructor for an international photography workshop at the Goethe Institute in Denmark. I continued to meet new, interesting people and continued to learn. I also had various exhibitions in Germany, initially in the Künstlerkeller Freyburg and later with other artists in Naumburg.
I would like to thank all my lecturers and trainers, especially my mentor the renowned Latvian photographer Gunars Binde. I would also like to thank my family and everyone else who helped me on my artistic path. I continue to get new motivation and inspiration from my son Alex, who stills looks at the world from a child’s perspective of innocence, happiness and lack of prejudice.
For more information about my galleries, exhibitions and projects, please click on the relevant links. Thank you for your interest.
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
2025 ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS / Fine Art: Conceptual / Honorable Mention for < Beauty Madness >
2025 CHROMATIC AWARDS / Fashion and Beauty / 2nd Place for < Beauty Madness >
2025 ND AWARDS / Fine Art: Conceptual / Honorable Mention for < Under The Sky >
2025 COLOR AWARDS 2025 / DODHO MAGAZINE / Finalist
2024 ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS / Fine Art: Conceptual / Honorable Mention for < Under the Sky >
2024 CHROMATIC AWARDS / Portrait / Honorable Mention for < Anna-Maria >
2023 ND AWARDS / Fine Art: Photomanipulation / Honorable Mention for < Under The Sky >
2023 CHROMATIC AWARDS / Photomanipulation / Honorable Mention for < Is This Our Future? >
2022 FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS / Photomanipulation / Honorable Mention for < Dreamer >
2020 ND AWARDS / Fine Art: Photomanipulation / Honorable Mention for < Art never dies >
2019 ND AWARDS / Fine Art: Photomanipulation / Honorable Mention for < Birds >
2018 5. KREISFOTOSCHAU / 3rd Place / Deutschland
2017 FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS / Portrait / Honorable Mention for < Artists >
2013 BEST OF PHOTOGRAPHY / Magazine < Photographer’s Forum > Finalist / USA
2012 2. KREISFOTOSCHAU / Award of Merit / Germany
2006 NO BORDER EXPERIMENT / 2nd Place / International Photo Contest / Poland
2005 BEST OF COLLEGE PHOTOGRAPHY ANNUAL / Finalist / Magazine < Photographer’s Forum > USA
2004 INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CONTEST / Award of Merit / USA
2004 PHOTO CONTEST / Award of Merit < Latvian Feeling > Latvia
2004 BEST OF PHOTOGRAPHY ANNUAL 2004 / Finalist / Magazine < Photographer’s Forum > USA
2003 8. INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CONTEST < Culture’s Heritage in Photography 2002-2003 > Award of Merit / Spain
2003 PHOTO CONTEST < Culture’s Heritage in Photography 2002-2003 > 1st Place / Latvia
2003 KAMERA-LEHTI / 1st Place / Finland
2002 FOTO-MAGAZIN / 2nd Place / Russia
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions:
2022 KORRELATION. MALEREI. FOTOGRAFIE. KUNST / soloexhibition with artists Matthias Schöneburg and Anita Wolff / Kunsthaus Tiefer Keller / Merseburg /Germany
2022 KORRELATION. MALEREI. FOTOGRAFIE. KUNST / soloexhibition with artists Matthias Schöneburg and Anita Wolff / KulturFabrik Haldensleben / Germany
2018 KÜNSTLER ALS KUNSTOJEKT / Sparkasse Burgenlandkreis / Naumburg / Germany
2017 PORTRAITS OF SABINA GRAMS / Landratsamt Burgenlandkreis / Naumburg / Germany
2011 THE WORLD IN MY EYES / HEROES / FEMALE PORTRAITS / Zum Künstlerkeller / Freyburg / Germany
2009 THE WORLD IN MY EYES / HEROES / Valmiera Drama Theatre / Latvia
2007 THE WORLD IN MY EYES / Gallery < Lietuvos Aido > Vilnius / Lithuania
2006 THE WORLD IN MY EYES / Culture House / Jelgava / Latvia
2005 THE WORLD IN MY EYES / Gallery < A – Suns > Riga / Latvia
Group Exhibitions:
2025 SORGE DICH NICHT / Art Exhibition / Naumburger Rathausgalerie / Germany
2025 FUTURE NOW! / Photography Exhibition / ARL Congress 2025 / Halle /Germany
2023 LETZTER TAG DER ZUKUNFT / Art Exhibition / Naumburger Rathausgalerie / Germany
2022 KULTUR ALS ERBE / Art Exhibition / Naumburger Rathausgalerie / Germany
2019 SOMMER DER LIEBE / Art Exhibition / Naumburger Rathausgalerie / Germany
2018 WAS GIBT‘S DENN DA ZU LACHEN? / Art Exhibition / Naumburger Rathaus / Germany
2018 5. KREISFOTOSCHAU / Photography Exhibition / Museum Schloss Neu Augustusburg / Weißenfels / Germany
2015 6. NAUMBURGER KUNSTMESSE / Rathausgalerie Naumburg / Germany
2015 UNTERM HIMMEL, ÜBER ERDE / Art Exhibition / Naumburger Rathaus /Germany
2014 5. NAUMBURGER KUNSTMESSE / Rathausgalerie Naumburg / Germany
2014 DAS WEITE SUCHEN, DAS NAHE FINDEN / Art Exhibition / Naumburger Rathaus / Germany
2013 ALLES IST RUND?! / Art Exhibition / Naumburger Rathaus / Germany
2013 MOMENT OF LOVE / Photography Exhibition / Gallery IN3GA / Riga / Latvia
2012 2. KREISFOTOSCHAU / Photography Exhibition / Kreistag Naumburg / Germany
2012 3. NAUMBURGER KUNSTMESSE / Galerie Schlößchen / Naumburg /Germany
2012 BEGEGNUNGEN / Art Exhibition / Naumburger Rathaus / Germany
2007 BOOM / Modern Art Exhibition / Andrejsala / Latvia
2006 VALMIERA 2006 / Exhibition of International Art Sympozium / Gallery < Laipa > Valmiera / Latvia
2006 A HEART ANXIOUS / Art Exhibition / European Parlament / Brussel / Belgium
2006 NO BORDERS 2006 / International Photography Exhibition / Gallery < B&b > Bielsko-Biala / Poland
2006 WONDERFUL FACE 3 / Photography Exhibition / Gallery < Carousell > Riga / Latvia
2006 BELGIUM. ITALY AND LATVIA / Art Exhibition / Gallery < ArmArt > Brussel /Belgium
2005 Exhibition of Latvian Young Photographers for < Latio > Calendar / Blackheads House / Riga / Latvia
2005 FLESH / Modern Art Exhibition / Art Academy of Helsinki / Finland
2005 WONDERFUL FACE 2 / Photography Exhibition / Gallery < Carousell > Riga / Latvia
2004 LATVIAN FEELING / Photography Exhibition / Gallery < Art Garden > Riga / Latvia
2004 WONDERFUL FACE / Photography Exhibition / Gallery < Carousell > Riga / Latvia
2003 CULTURE’S HERITAGE IN PHOTOGRAPHY 2002-2003 / 8.International Photography Exhibition / Barselona / Spain
2003 PROJECT / Art Exhibition / Art Hall Tallin (Estonia) and AAL / Riga (Latvia)
2003 TARTU AS A LIVING PLACE / Photography Exhibition / Tartu / Estonia
2003 PROTOCOL / Modern Art Exhibition / Gallery < AG7 > Riga / Latvia
2003 CULTURE’S HERITAGE IN PHOTOGRAPHY 2002-2003 / Photography Exhibition / Riga / Latvia
2002 PHOTO CLUB RIGA- 40 / International Photography Exhibition – FIAP / Congress House / Riga / Latvia
2002 ACADEMIC PHOTOGRAPHY? / Photography Exhibition in AAL / Riga / Latvia
2001 MUCSIFON / Art Exhibition / Aplied Art Museum / Riga / Latvia
2001 RIGA – 800 / International Photography Exhibition / Congress House / Riga /Latvia
Workshops:
2013 and 2012 ART PLENAIR TERVETE / Kerksli / Latvia
2011 DIE FOTOWERKSTATT Photostudio of photographer Martina Kiepe / Germany
2008 ALTER EGO / Trainer of photography’s workshop for young artists and photographers/ European Art Project EUNIC / Logumkloster / Denmark
2007 AMBER BREEZE 2007 / International Photographer Gathering / Liepaja /Latvia
2006 2.INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CAMP / Dubrihovice / Czech Republic
2005 1.INTERNATIONAL PHOTOCAMP / Jesenice / Czech Republic
2003 WILDLIFE PHOTO ACADEMY / Ranua / Finland
2001–2005 Photostudio of Latvian photographer Gunar Binde / Riga / Latvia
Work publications
Beauty Madness by Sabina Grams : Contemporary Photography Challenging Beauty Standards
2025 COLOR PHOTO AWARDS – DODHO MAGAZINE / Book / Spain
2025 CHROMATIC AWARDS / Book
2020 GEO-NATURPARK SAALE-UNSTRUT-TRIASLAND / Calendar / Germany
2019 10.NAUMBURGER KUNSTMESSE / Exhibiton’s Catalogue / Germany
2018 9.NAUMBURGER KUNSTMESSE / Exhibiton’s Catalogue / Germany
2015 6.NAUMBURGER KUNSTMESSE / Exhibition’s Catalogue / Germany
2014 5.NAUMBURGER KUNSTMESSE / Exhibition’s Catalogue / Germany
2014 ANATOMY FOR SCULPTORS / participated as photographer for most easy-to-use human Anatomy Guide for Artists / Tacoma / USA
2013 BEST OF PHOTOGRAPHY ANNUAL / Book / USA
2013 TERVETE PLENAIR 2013 / Exhibition’s Catalogue / Latvia
2012 TERVETE PLENAIR 2012 / Exhibition’s Catalogue / Latvia
2009 Māksla + / Art Magazine / Latvia
2009 BOOM / Exhibition’s Catalogue / Latvia
2006 Fotokvartāls / Photography Magazine / Latvia
2006 PhotoArt / Photography Magazine – June / Portfolio / Czech Republic
2006 IMPULSS / Business Magazine – March / Latvia
2006 LATIO / Photography calendar of 2006 from Agency of Immovable Property / Latvia
2005 IMPULSS/ Business Magazine – December / Latvia
2005 BEST OF COLLEGE PHOTOGRAPHY ANNUAL / Book / USA
2005 FORUMS/ Newspaper- Portfolio / Latvia
2004 CULTURE HERITAGE IN PHOTOGRAPHY 2003 – 2004 / book / Spain
2004 BEST OF PHOTOGRAPHY ANNUAL 2004 / Book / USA
2004 Māksla + / Art Magazine / Latvia
2003 FOTO-VIDEO / Photography Magazine – March and December / Russia
2002 KAMERA-LEHTI / Photography Magazine / Finland
2002 FOTOMAGAZIN / Photography Magazine / Russia
Articles:
2007 REAL AND UNREAL / written by myself about World’s Photography – January / FOTO-VIDEO / Russia
2006 NAKED BEAUTY / written by myself about 2. International Photo Camp in Czech Republic – October / FOTO-VIDEO / Russia