A platform on the Cercanías line at Madrid's Atocha station. There are two times a day when the intense Spanish sunlight creates a spotlight through the skylight of the dimly lit concrete structure. This is my usual place to make photographs - people sitting on the platform listening to music at the edge of a small spotlight, people waiting for a train on the platform opposite reflected on a notice board, people on an arriving train. I wanted to dramatically represent a small moment of everyday life.
Asako Naruto is a Japanese photographer based in Madrid, trained in design at Musashino Art University and art history at Nagoya University. Her work explores traces of absence and untold urban stories, including a Madrid train-station series and playful work using prisms and split diopters. Since 2022 she has won consecutive Grand Prix awards, including the Paris International Street Photo Awards and B&W International Awards, plus recognition from All About Photo Awards 2026, juried by Steve McCurry. Her first photobook, All the Fading Words, was published by Snap Collective, Denmark, 2025.