It almost feels like a still from an old Kodachrome postcard. That rich sepia tone, the sharp contrast between the Roman pine and the marble facade, it all takes you somewhere back in time. What drew me to frame this shot was the tension between the natural and the monumental—the curve of the tree leaning toward the vertical lines of the Vittoriano, like a quiet gesture reaching for something grand and untouchable. And then there’s that chariot on top, eternally frozen in motion, pulled by horses that never tire. The winged figure doesn’t just look triumphant, it looks cinematic. The light was just soft enough to cast a gentle shadow across the columns, but strong enough to carve out every detail in the architecture. There’s a kind of dialogue happening here—between movement and stillness, nature and structure, memory and present. And even though the city around it is loud and busy, this corner of Rome stood utterly still for one quiet frame.
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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