Instead of looking ahead, this photo asks you to look up. The canopy above bursts with color — golden yellow, burnt orange, and patches of late green leaves tangled in dark branches. The blue sky peeks through the gaps, adding a bold contrast that gives the whole image a sense of space and breath. Light filters through unevenly, catching on certain patches of leaves and giving them an almost glowing quality. There’s a dynamic rhythm in the way the branches cross and reach toward each other, as if the trees are in conversation. The scene feels full, but not heavy — there’s movement, depth, and a quiet energy that comes from nature just doing its thing. The variety of warm and cool tones plays beautifully together: autumn colors set against a clear, fresh sky. It’s a perspective we don’t often think to capture, and that makes it feel more immersive — a reminder that sometimes the best view is just above your head.
Welcome to my world of photography. I am Martijn Jebbink, born in the Netherlands and living in Rome.
I grew up in a small town, surrounded by an impressive forest. In that environment I developed my own way of looking at the world. At first, I didn’t see..
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