/ 2025 / Special / Night Photography

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Asako Naruto , Spain
• Date of Photograph
  2024
• Website
  https://asakonaruto.myportfolio.com/
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/asako_fotografa/

In my native Japanese language, there is a word "ryojo" which is a concept of this series. "Ryojo" means a sincere and nostalgic feeling that a person feels when she or he goes on a trip. It is a noun peculiar to the Japanese language with the meaning of the emotion of travel. This series of works fantastically expresses this sentiment associated with long-distance trains at night, using the night scene of Madrid's Atocha Station as a stage. The photographs were taken using a Split Diopter to diffuse the light and create an atmosphere reminiscent of an illustration in a story.

Born in Japan, Asako is a Madrid-based photographer specializing in street photography. Her work has gained international recognition, winning the Grand Prix for two consecutive years at both the Paris International Street Photo Awards and the B&W International Awards, as well as 1st Place at the Fine Art Photography Awards. In 2025, she was named Best Photographer of the Year in the Street Photography category at 35AWARDS and served as an international juror representing Spain.

Her first monograph, All the Fading Words, will be published in 2025.

Awards For a full list of my many awards, please see the About section of my website.
https://asakonaruto.myportfolio.com/about-asako