This one starts with the trees — tall, sculptural, and confidently spaced, they pull your eye upward before anything else does. Their umbrella-like canopies stretch wide, filtering the light and casting soft shadows on the ground below. To the right, the worn remains of an ancient column rise from the ruins, a vertical echo of the trees themselves. It’s a subtle visual rhythm: natural growth mirrored by centuries-old stone. The textures here do a lot of the work — the rough bark, the broken brick, the clean geometry of the paved path. A single person walks through the frame, bringing a sense of scale and pace to the otherwise still composition. The contrast between her light coat and the shadows behind her makes her stand out without overpowering the scene. Everything feels balanced, but not arranged — just a quiet moment in a historic place where time, trees, and stone coexist without needing to explain themselves. Rome breathing slowly, with light on its shoulders.
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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