You don’t usually think of buildings as moving, but this one almost feels like it’s shifting. The way the facade twists ever so slightly toward the top throws off your expectations. Straight lines become illusions. I took this shot looking up at the Ministry building in The Hague, and the geometry instantly grabbed me. In black and white, the patterns are even more stark—grids of light and shadow that repeat and ripple as they climb. It’s hard to ignore the sharp edge on the left, cutting straight into the sky like a knife. There’s something very precise here, almost cold, but also strangely elegant. I like how the glass reflects just enough light to give the windows texture, but not enough to reveal what’s inside. It keeps everything mysterious and abstract. This wasn’t about capturing a building, really. It was about turning it into a visual rhythm—repetition, contrast, and that one small twist that makes you stop and look again.
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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