It’s not often that a city as loud as Rome gives you a moment of complete quiet, but from this spot on Ponte Sant’Angelo, it did. The stillness of the Tiber made the reflections feel almost deliberate, like brushstrokes. In this black-and-white frame, the ornate bridge, the rows of Renaissance facades, and the dome of St. Peter’s in the background take on a graphic clarity — shapes and shadows laid out in harmony. I composed this shot to follow the line of the river and guide the eye straight through the arches, letting the architecture speak without color to distract. The graffiti on the stone bank adds contrast — a reminder of the present scribbled into the past. There’s a rhythm in the repetition of arches and windows, in the soft texture of the trees, and the geometry of the dome cutting into the sky. Rome has a way of stacking centuries on top of each other — this view lets you feel them all at once.
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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