Uncertain Moments

• Prize
  Gold in Special/Street Photography, 2nd Place winner in Special
• Photographer
  Asako Naruto
• Technical Info
  ILCE-7M3
• Photo Date
  2024

In this series, I captured the moment and the simultaneity of the people who appeared in the spotlight. I tried to depict the fleeting moments of people's lives that would not be remembered using theatrical effects, using as a motif the people passing through the spotlight created by the light coming in through the skylight on the platform of a local train line in Madrid for only a short time. In this series, I wanted to visualize the scene from the perspective of an observer, where the monologues in each person's heart reverberate at random at the same time. I wanted to depict the loneliness

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