Everything in this frame is about movement—yet it feels suspended in a moment of stillness. The birds are captured mid-flight, their dark silhouettes carving a path through the soft morning sky. There's no symmetry here, no perfect V-formation—just a loose, natural flow of wings navigating between patches of cloud. The unevenness adds a sense of spontaneity and freedom.
The colors are what ground the emotion. Hints of pink and peach peek through the moody purples and cool blues of the early sky. There’s warmth, but it’s subtle, like the day is deciding whether to rise gently or not at all. The light leaks through in places, hitting the edges of the clouds just enough to draw the eye across the frame.
What stayed with me was the quiet rush that came with seeing them pass overhead. I didn’t move much—just looked up and waited for the timing to feel right. In that short window, it all aligned: motion, color, and calm.
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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