What pulls you in first is the contrast—the way the bright exterior view bursts through the otherwise dark interior. The photo is almost entirely shadow until your eyes reach that opening, where two figures are caught in conversation, silhouetted against a Roman tower rising behind them. It’s an image about scale and distance: a grand, echoing interior against a crisp, sunlit slice of city. The floor’s reflection quietly leads the eye, creating a sense of depth and direction without being obvious about it. The framing is tight, but not confined. There’s something peaceful in how the people stand there, unaware of the viewer, framed by the geometry of the church and the architecture beyond. Light and space do all the work—no color, no distractions, just the essentials. This is a moment that feels carefully composed but completely natural, like walking past a doorway and happening to catch something fleeting and human in the middle of all that stone and silence.
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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