TITLE: My Story Continues

Taken in a room at the Atocha train station, Madrid, in an installation commemorating the victims of the 2004 train bombing terrorist attack.

The model is a child that I developed the image by emphasizing the good contrast between the person,light and darkness.The model boy is not posing, but rather a natural snapshot of him looking up to see this installation. I made the picture by symbolizing a child's life in which he will live without losing a certain hope in the future, despite the many uncertainties in the world.

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.