There’s something quietly cinematic about this scene. The figures are silhouetted against a soft silver sea, their forms gently scattered along the shoreline. The light off the water shimmers like foil, giving the image a calm, slightly surreal quality. In the distance, wind turbines rise out of the haze, standing tall and still as if part of a futuristic landscape. The sky and sea blur into each other with almost no horizon, which makes everything feel suspended in time. What works here is the simplicity—there’s no clutter, no strong color, just form, light, and space. The human presence feels small but meaningful. You get a sense of a day winding down, maybe a moment of reflection or just quiet play near the waves. The cool, muted tones add a sense of peace rather than sadness. It’s a photo that leaves room to breathe, to think, and to just be still for a moment.
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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