It’s the kind of reflection that almost tricks the eye—where sky, water, and light collapse into one shifting surface. The photograph leans on abstraction, letting shape and tone do most of the storytelling. There’s no single focal point, only ripples of light and shadow drifting between gold, bronze, and deep ink-like blues. It feels more like a painting than a scene, with the upper third shimmering and the lower half retreating into quiet darkness.
The softness in the image comes not from blur, but from the way the light stretches and distorts along the water's surface. Nothing is sharp, yet everything has weight. The small circular ripple in the corner hints at a recent moment—maybe a drop, maybe a fish—but even that feels like part of the mood, not a disruption.
I paused longer than usual framing this, waiting for the exact mix of stillness and motion to settle into something that felt balanced.
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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