This scene felt like something out of a memory—familiar but strange, soft but intense. I’d been standing there for a while, not sure if the light would work in black and white, and then the clouds started to shift and build into something more dramatic. That was the moment I knew the contrast would carry the whole image.
The way the town curves around the cliffside naturally leads your eye inward, toward the tiny beach tucked in the middle. I liked that the figures down there are almost invisible at first—only when you pause do you notice them scattered along the sand. The water was choppy, restless, and the sky did most of the talking. I let it take over the top half of the frame.
The photo has this tension between movement and stillness. Everything’s leaning forward—lines, cliffs, clouds—like it’s all about to break open. But at the same time, it’s holding. That balance felt worth capturing.
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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