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Romanian Photographer Captures The Sentimentality Of Motherhood In Different Countries
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It is a well-known fact that the bond between a mother and her children is the strongest and most important one in nature. Mothers play a key role in the lives of their offspring through the best and worst of times, doing anything to keep them safe, happy, and healthy.
Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc dropped everything and went travelling across the globe, taking pictures of diverse women surrounded by the very essence of their own culture. With the help of her images, she had not only captured the amazingly beautiful women, but also showcased and shared some of their incredibly inspiring stories on her platform. You can find her previous work by following these links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.
Along the way, passing through well over 50 countries, Noroc has also managed to document and photograph motherhood, taking it upon herself to share the tales of unconditional compassion and love between a mother and a child.
Scroll down and take a look at what it’s like being a mother all across the world.
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Near Reykjavik, Iceland
Andrea, an adventure guide, and her son Benjamin.
So far, the photographer has captured glimpses into the lives of 26 mothers around the world. Noroc says that the amount of context she can provide around each portrait changes each time.
“I sometimes feel that the photos of mothers with their children tell so much and a longer caption would only spoil the charm. But there’s always intimate chemistry between them. And there’s always so much beauty and kindness in these special moments.” Noroc shared on platforms.
Tokyo, Japan
Shiori and her seven months old daughter, Kanade.
Mihaela herself became a mother in August 2018 and this made her even more motivated to continue her project. She’s now traveling the world with her little daughter. In two years, little Natalia has traveled with her mother to 28 countries on 6 continents, meeting many amazing women.
Refugee Camp, Greece
This mother and her daughters fled the war in Syria.
However, just like everybody else, Mihaela too was affected by the outbreak of the worldwide pandemic.
“In January, we were in China when a mysterious virus started to make news in the country. Back home, in Europe, nobody cared about it, but being a few hundred kilometers away from the epicenter, seeing what was happening around us made me realize that our world would change a lot,” Noroc shared on her Instagram. “We’ve been fortunate enough to get back home safely, in Romania, and find a place with a courtyard during the lockdown. Although we can’t move, we can at least see the sky. I look at it and I’m wondering when we will be back there, on a plane, traveling to a new destination to meet new amazing women?”
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Ethiopian mother and son.
San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala
The mother created all these splendid outfits.
As a mother herself, Mihaela hopes to learn from this crisis and create a more beautiful and equal world where her daughter Natalia can live peacefully.
“There are many more stories waiting to be discovered and now, as a mother, I feel an even stronger desire to bring my small contribution to making this world a better place for future generations.” She wrote on her Instagram.
Italy
The daughter, Caterina, is a ballerina and her biggest supporter is her mother, Barbara.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Upasha and her daugher Prayusha.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Rachelle told the photographer: “We are resting after a long day at work.”
New York, USA
Jenny and her daughter Lily were having a walk around the neighborhood.
Bucharest, Romania
Carmen and her daughters, Ranya and Zara.
Portugal
Australia
She's a wonderful artist from Australia and a beautiful mother.
She looks like she’s 12 I’m flabbergasted (yes I used the word flabbergasted)
Chisinau, Moldova
Ina and her one month baby.
Kolkata, India
Tabassum moved here from Bangladesh in hope of a better life for her daughter.
Guangzhou, China
She was on the way to the hospital to give birth.
Maybe she lives close by, why not? Sometimes it might take longer by car than on foot... I love her smile though!
Mumbai, India
France
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Mother and her daughters.
This is me being a mother for the first time. monna-5f75...45459b.jpg
Your biggest adventure has just begun :-)
@Frankenfrog: Giving birth is not the adventure, being a mom or dad is it. And it will last your whole life. In your case, it would probably better if you don' t have kids :-)
It began 8 years ago. that photo is dated 2012.
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lsimms2007 Good response!
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@Frankenfrog, Why you gotta be so rude, don't you know she's human too?
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How sad that you consider popping out a crotch goblin to be the biggest adventure. Any idiot with a uterus could potentially do that.
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Congratulations!
enjoy the now, they grow so fast, my daughter is already 19 and studying, remember her like yours on the photo
Claire, yes this is a picture of me being a mom for the first time, 8 years ago, my boy is 8......Frankenfrog, before I had my son I felt like you, I thought anyone can do that, big deal. Once you have a child, uterus or not, you will understand. For the record I posted my being a mother pic to represent Native Americans, because I am proud of my heritage and of my son, just like all the mothers representing in this photo essay. Thank you to all the well wishers.
Beautiful shots, great photographer! How she manages to catch this special bond. May they all be blessed.
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Well, the refugees from Syria are clearly not blessed! Why do people insist on using words like blessing & other religious type words, when it’s not appropriate or required😥
they are saying that all of them BE blessed. it doesnt matter if YOU are religious or not, they might be and its ok if they want to say religious words
But it seems more appropriate or more required to criticize the way people share their empathy? I think I know what you mean. In general. But think twice, you have no idea who I am, which country I live in, what situation I'm in myself. If you knew you wouldn't bother to comment on this. I'm not even baptized. But that doesn't keep me from being empathic, wishing the best for others and doing quite a bit about it, too.
Native American, Seneca, Bear Clan
awesome man
Stay very proud of your heritage.
This is me being a mother for the first time. monna-5f75...45459b.jpg
Your biggest adventure has just begun :-)
@Frankenfrog: Giving birth is not the adventure, being a mom or dad is it. And it will last your whole life. In your case, it would probably better if you don' t have kids :-)
It began 8 years ago. that photo is dated 2012.
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Claire love
lsimms2007 Good response!
hosang1337 love
@Frankenfrog, Why you gotta be so rude, don't you know she's human too?
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How sad that you consider popping out a crotch goblin to be the biggest adventure. Any idiot with a uterus could potentially do that.
Frankenfrog love
Congratulations!
enjoy the now, they grow so fast, my daughter is already 19 and studying, remember her like yours on the photo
Claire, yes this is a picture of me being a mom for the first time, 8 years ago, my boy is 8......Frankenfrog, before I had my son I felt like you, I thought anyone can do that, big deal. Once you have a child, uterus or not, you will understand. For the record I posted my being a mother pic to represent Native Americans, because I am proud of my heritage and of my son, just like all the mothers representing in this photo essay. Thank you to all the well wishers.
Beautiful shots, great photographer! How she manages to catch this special bond. May they all be blessed.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Well, the refugees from Syria are clearly not blessed! Why do people insist on using words like blessing & other religious type words, when it’s not appropriate or required😥
they are saying that all of them BE blessed. it doesnt matter if YOU are religious or not, they might be and its ok if they want to say religious words
But it seems more appropriate or more required to criticize the way people share their empathy? I think I know what you mean. In general. But think twice, you have no idea who I am, which country I live in, what situation I'm in myself. If you knew you wouldn't bother to comment on this. I'm not even baptized. But that doesn't keep me from being empathic, wishing the best for others and doing quite a bit about it, too.
Native American, Seneca, Bear Clan
awesome man
Stay very proud of your heritage.