Torii

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Photographer

Ronny Behnert
Prize

1st Place / Fine Art/Landscape
Company/Studios

Håggard Photography
Date of Photograph

2019
Technical Info

Full Frame
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Website

http://www.bewegungsunschaerfe.de

With this series I want to present the little hidden site of Japan, one of my favourite countries for taking photos and exploring new unknown traditions and cultures. A torii is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the mundane to the sacred. They can be found almost everywhere. In the middle of the sea, on the highest mountains and in the deepest forest. With the series "Torii" I wanted to show these wonderful gates as minimalistic as possible to create an unique, spiritual atmosphere.

Biography

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. The award winning photographer 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.
Awards

Nominee, 13. Black & White Spider Awards, Theme: Architectural / Fine Art Honorable Mention, 13. Black & White Spider Awards, Theme: Architectural Silver Award, Tokyo International Photo Awards, Japan, Theme: Fine Art Nominee, 4. Fine Art Photography Awards, London, Theme: Architecture / Fine Art (professional) 2nd place „Picture of the year 2017“, Foto Meyer, Germany Shortlist, Felix Schoeller Photoaward 2017, Germany, Theme: Landscape / Nature 2nd place, Photographer of the year 2017, DigitalPHOTO, Germany, Theme: Landscape 1st place, Photographer of the year 2016, Monochrome Awards, London, Theme: Architecture Honorable Mention, Monochrome Awards, London, Theme: Architecture / Landscape / Fine Art Honorable Mention, ND Awards, Theme: Landscape / Fine Art Nominee, 11. Black & White Spider Awards, Theme: Architecture Honorable Mention, 11. Black & White Spider Awards, Theme: Fine Art Silver Award, Epson Pano Awards, Australia, Theme: Open Built Environment Nominee, Fine Art Photography Awards, London, Theme: Architecture / Panorama photography 1st place, Picture of the year 2015, Foto Meyer / Sony, Germany 1st place, Photographer of the year 2015, DigitalPHOTO, Germany 2nd place, Photographer of the year 2015, DigitalPHOTO, Germany, Theme: Architecture Honorable Mention, Siena International Photography Awards, Italy, Theme: Architecture Honorable Mention (Professional), Px3 Prix de la Photographie, France Finalist, European professional photographer of the year award 2015, FEP 1st place / Gold Star Award, ND Awards, Theme: Architecture / Buildings Honorable Mention, Black & White Spider Awards, Theme: Architecture Nominee, 9. Black & White Spider Awards, Theme: Architecture / Fine Art 1st place, Photographer of the year 2014, DigitalPHOTO, Germany, Theme: Black & White Gold medal, Trierenberg Super Circuit, Austria, Theme: Architecture Honorable Mention, 8. Black & White Spider Awards, Theme: Abstract 3rd place, Vanguard photo competition