The light here doesn’t just fall—it filters, stretches, and bends. What makes this frame compelling is how the outside world becomes a suggestion rather than a fact. You can sense a window, maybe a rooftop, but the curtain turns everything into a layered memory. It’s translucent enough to tease the scene behind it, but opaque enough to withhold the full story. That sun flare near the center acts almost like a heartbeat, a pulse of warmth within the shadow.
The composition plays with vertical rhythm: stripes of brightness, folds of fabric, and one glowing focal point that gently offsets the symmetry. There’s very little detail, but plenty of atmosphere. A soft gold tone warms the shadows and adds depth without overpowering the image. It’s not about sharpness or clarity—it’s about mood.
I took this right after waking up, when the sun had just started pressing through the blinds, and the room still felt half-asleep.
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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