At first glance, the whole scene looks like a painting left out in the rain. The architecture doesn’t reveal itself directly—it comes through the water, stretched and softened by each small ripple. The image plays with your sense of direction: is this Rome, or a dream of it? The reflection is so dominant that the real subjects—tiny figures walking along the riverbank—feel secondary, almost like shadows of themselves. That long horizontal band of calm water holds everything together. It’s a mirror, but not a perfect one. The black and white treatment strips the city of its color but not its presence. There’s a kind of quiet rhythm here: the pattern of the columns, the streaks of shadow in the water, the even spacing of the people below. You feel like you're watching a moment from behind a veil. The reflection becomes the main subject, and the real world just tags along. It’s a reminder that sometimes the most interesting view isn’t where you’re looking, but what’s quietly looking back.
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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