Night 1st place winner

In my native Japanese language, there is a word "ryojo" which is a concept of this series. "Ryojo" means a sincere and nostalgic feeling that a person feels when she or he goes on a trip. It is a noun peculiar to the Japanese language with the meaning of the emotion of travel. This series of works fantastically expresses this sentiment associated with long-distance trains at night, using the night scene of Madrid's Atocha Station as a stage. The photographs were taken using a Sprit Diopter to diffuse the light and create an atmosphere reminiscent of an illustration in a story.

Born in Japan. Asako is a Madrid based street photographer.

-Awards-
*The "Annual 1st Place 2021 OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY" on Digital Camera Magazine (Impress,Japan).
* VIENNA INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARD 2023-Silver Medal
*Budapest International Foto Awards 2023-Silver Medal (and also +3 Honorable Mentions )
*Paris International Street Photo Awards 2023 -Gold Medal (and also +1 Silver Medal,+3 Honorable Mentions )
* Tokyo International Foto Awards 2023-Silver Medal (and also +1 Bronze Medal)
*MONOVISIONS 2023(London, UK)-Honorable Mentions
* IPA 2023(N.Y, U.S)-Honorable Mentions
*ND Awards 2023-Honorable Mentions
* Chromatic Photography Awards 2023-Honorable Mentions
* Monochrome Awards 2023-Honorable Mentions
* Annual Photography Awards 2023-Honorable Mentions
* B&W Awards 2024(Paris)-Gold Medal (and Finalist for Grand Prix)
*AAP Magazine #39: Shadows 2024(USA)- Merit Award
* London Photography Awards 2024-Gold(x2: Architecure,Fine Art)
* 35 Awards(9th-2024):3rd Place ( Street)& Top 35 winner & Viewer's Choice (Series,Street)
* VIENNA INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARD 2024-Jury Special Prize
*MONOVISIONS 2024(London, UK)-Honorable Mentions x2
*EPA 2024(European Photography Awards) -Gold (Series)
*PX3 2024(Prix de la Photographie Paris)-Gold,Honorable Mentions x3
*IPA 2024 Honorable Mentions-Series(N.Y, U.S)

+Publications+
*AAP Magazine #39: Shadows(2024)
*AAP Magazine #41: B&W(2024)
*(Interview) The Photoblographer(2024)
*(Interview) 1X Magazine(2024)