The photo was taken with spot metering to emphasize the paving stone-like light on the road surface that shines through the skylight of the station. The motif of the continuous spots of light visualizes the passing time. The woman in the back is represented as the protagonist of the story, as if she were beginning the first chapter.
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