TITLE: Hasty Crossing in the Rain

This work was shot from a bird's-eye view from the window of my house of a person hurriedly scuttling across a pedestrian crossing in a sudden heavy rain. The street is in a newly developed residential area in the northern part of Madrid with no attractive elements, but at this moment in time, the headlights of cars passing by in the heavy rain reflected off the wet asphalt, making the scene look very dramatic and beautiful for this one moment.

I developed the film with an awareness of the texture of the reflections of the artificial light and the outlines of the main character standing out.

AUTHOR: Asako Naruto (Spain)

Born in Japan, Asako is a Madrid-based photographer specializing in street photography. After studying design at an art university in Tokyo, she pursued a specialization in art history at Nagoya University. She has been based in Madrid since 2005 for her Ph.D. research.

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. To date, she has received over 50 international 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.

In 2024, she was invited to exhibit at ART-ICON Paris, alongside work by David Lynch.
Her first monograph, All the Fading Words, will be published in 2025.