Tuscany without the leaning tower of Pisa isn´t the real Tuscany. On my Photo-To-Do-List this building was in the Top 10 and now I am happy that I got this shot. So I can remove it from my list.
The Torre di Pisa was an absolutely highlight for me on my last trip. What a beautiful, very filigree building. I´ve never seen a tower like this before. And it´s even more interesting with it´s special character. The tower leans at an angle of 4 degrees.
The tower's tilt began during construction, caused by an inadequate foundation on ground too soft on one side to properly support the structure's weight. The tilt increased in the decades before the structure was completed, and gradually increased until the structure was stabilized (and the tilt partially corrected) by efforts in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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Ronny Behnert was born in Luckenwalde, a small city in the south of Berlin, Germany. Since 1989 he lives and works in Berlin but during this time he had his second home in Frankfurt am Main and on the island of Sylt too, where he spent two years.
He has been actively working on photography since January 2007. Behnert founded in 2010 his project „Håggard Photography“ and works for various newspapers and magazines but while continuously developing his skills and knowledge, Ronny never wants to give up his amateur spirit. To find himself back in his artworks he tries to spend as much time as it`s possible to explore the world.
Exhibitions:
2016 | Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
2015 | Gallery Fototreppe, Hanau, Germany, SOLO
2013 | Galerie der jungen Pächter, Berlin, Germany
2012 | Gallery F37, Berlin Germany
2012 | Oskar-Kokoschka-Haus, Pöchlarn, Austria
2011 | Horizonte Zingst Photo Festival, Zingst, Germany
2010 | Town & Country, Berlin, Germany, SOLO
2010 | Rantum, Island of Sylt, Germany
2009 | Sonntagsclub, Berlin, Germany, SOLO
Exhibitions:
2016 | Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
2015 | Gallery Fototreppe, Hanau, Germany, SOLO
2013 | Galerie der jungen Pächter, Berlin, Germany
2012 | Gallery F37, Berlin Germany
2012 | Oskar-Kokoschka-Haus, Pöchlarn, Austria
2011 | Horizonte Zingst Photo Festival, Zingst, Germany
2010 | Town & Country, Berlin, Germany, SOLO
2010 | Rantum, Island of Sylt, Germany
2009 | Sonntagsclub, Berlin, Germany, SOLO
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