7 Minutes For Departure

• Prize
  Silver in Special/Street Photography
• Photographer
  Asako Naruto
• Technical Info
  SS160,f/3.5,ISO200(MFT,70mm)
• Photo Date
  17/09/2023

The photo was taken at Madrid's Atocha station. I captured the back view of a traveler who appeared on the platform just in time for the AVE long-distance train to depart soon.

A Japanese photographer based in Madrid. She studied design at Musashino Art University and completed doctoral studies in art history at Nagoya University. Her work explores traces of absence and hidden urban narratives, capturing subtle emotional resonances through a contemplative yet incisive gaze. Noted for her Madrid train-station series and experimental use of prisms and split diopters, she examines the fragility between presence and disappearance. She has received international recognition, including the Grand Prix at the Paris International Street Photo Awards and consecutive B&W Intern