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There’s something wonderfully unapologetic about this moment. Morning light pouring over a rooftop, catching the soft white curve of a laundry line—neatly clipped, perfectly ordinary. And then, off to the side, a woman leans on the ledge, cigarette in hand, smoke curling into the Roman air like a casual afterthought.
What I love here is the quiet honesty. Nothing staged, nothing striving to impress. Just a slice of real life, paused for a beat. There’s a rhythm to this city that isn’t always about movement—it’s about stillness too. The kind that comes with routine, with knowing exactly how the sun hits your balcony, with not caring who’s watching.
To me, this photograph captures a kind of resistance. Against hurry. Against perfection. It’s slow living at its most unfiltered. A small defiance, wrapped in a puff of smoke.
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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