A view of last night's empty cans and bottles left strewn on the steps of a local train station in Madrid. It seems to symbolize the melancholy and bleakness of the world due to a sense of stagnation, or it seems to be a scene that has accidentally acquired an aesthetic formality that was not intended by anyone. I tried to develop the images in such a way that they convey both the event of litter and my personal impression of its visual appeal.
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.