I Photographed Women From 37 Countries To Show That Beauty Is Everywhere
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I’m a photographer from Romania that quit her job and started a new life. Two years ago I took my backpack, my camera and begun to travel around the world, photographing hundreds of beautiful women surrounded by their culture.
My project is called “The Atlas Of Beauty,” which is about our planet’s diversity shown through portraits of women. Traveling on a meager budget around 37 countries made me integrated into all kinds of environments. Now I can say that beauty is everywhere, and the beauty definition is not a matter of cosmetics or sizes but more about being yourself.
Global beauty standards make us look and behave the same, but we are all beautiful because we are different. In the end, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and the beholder is always somebody else. My goal is to continue and take photos of the most beautiful women from each country of the globe, making “The Atlas Of Beauty” a mirror of our diverse societies and an inspiration for people that try to remain authentic.
Now you can choose my next destinations and support me to continue through my Indiegogo Crowd Funding Campaign.
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Tibetan Plateau, China
Maramures, Romania
Baltic Sea, Finland
Shiraz, Iran
Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Yangon, Myanmar
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Amazon Rainforest
Colca Valley, Peru
El Paico, Chile
Ethiopia
Nasir al-Mulk, Iran
Little India, Singapore
Riga, Latvia
New York, USA
Havana, Cuba
Chang Mai, Thailand
Oxford, UK
Tibetan Plateau, China
Mawlamyine, Myanmar
Bogota, Colombia
Havana, Cuba
Medellin, Colombia
San Francisco, USA
Sydney, Australia
Taskent, Uzbekistan
Tbilisi, Georgia
Otavalo, Ecuador
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Maori Marae, New Zealand
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They are still very much within the Western stereotype of beauty. I'd like to see more African looking women and different sizes and shapes
Did you miss the part where she says she wants to continue going to other countries? Why treat it like it is a slight?
Why?
Can't believe how frustrated you peopele are!! artist owns the message to her creation. may be the message is modern women are everywhere..
also can't believe you are all super specialists on how to organize an artistic project like this.. a recipe for racial or for weight etc.
Sadly, majority seems to be here to judge, criticize and showcase the lack of their geographical knowledge....
Thank you, Ionana. You seem to be the only sane person in this discussion.
Yeah i agree. They have western face ideal. Like high cheekbones and plump lips.
And what world are high cheek bones and plump lips associated with the West??? They have always been a people of color (aka nonwest) trait.
And they're all thin like models! Notone plump girl!
I'm from Tunisia that is in north Africa.I'm fat and I'm way far from being ugly.you're wrong twice: the fat-america and the fat-ugly things
Full lips is not a european characteristic silly.
SaharnazShaheen you are a dumbass, thats how girls look in the rest of the world, only United States have so much fat asses ugly girls.
Ah, actually high cheekbones and full lips are associated more with indigenous ethnicities.
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There's not such a thing like western face ideal, it's just that European faces are more beautiful than the others. Sorry, accept it.
You've always got this people, searching around the internet with shaking hands, desperate to find something to be offended by.
Average face, normal body size = healthy = stereotypical beauty. You don't see fat people? Well you also don't see disfigured people.
actually before i moved to england i had never seen that many fat people.. just saying not all countries have obesity common
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Seriously? You're comparing being overweight with being disfigured?
I was planning to photograph sport cars, but I'm afraid someone will ask me why I didn't included his Ford Pinto!
and you left all rusty cars out on purpose you cis male racist. Real cars have curves
That was my exact same thought. They all look like American supermodels.
Yes all shapes and sizes are beautiful, but NOT all are healthy. Being overweight or obese is unhealthy, just like being underweight is
Isn't Ethiopia in Africa? There are 2 pictures from there
Maybe she hadn't had the opportunity to visit every country on planet Earth!!
Did you see how different the two looked? The 2 sides of Ethiopia.
https://www.facebook.com/MihaelaNorocPhoto/photos/pb.549556541752411.-2207520000.1424139259./762810463760350/?type=3&theater Here.Happy now?
hahahahh
More? There isn't a *single* shot from a country in Africa... she skipped an entire *continent*.
Ethiopa is in Africa.
Check her Instagram, it's Bored Panda that skipped the women of colour ;)
Ethiopia was in there...
where is Omo Valley, Ethiopia ??? DAAAH
look to her instagram account and you'll find there.
Ethiopia is in Africa you know
Ethiopia. Duurrrrrr
Ethiopia is in Africa. Look at a map
Hi David, the author didn't skip the continent, actually it was one of our new interns who accidentally missed it. We've already fixed it!
Isn't Ethiopia in Africa? There are 2 pictures from there
There are two shots of women from different ethiopian ethnic groups here..,and give the photographer a break. Thus is a dangerous continent!
And I thought Ethiopia is in Africa
Blame it on the intern... I would have just let it go instead of calling out one of your own. :)
There were two from Ethopia - I think that counts as Africa @DavidG
There is a girl from Ethiopia however I agree with you. She could of found many beautiful women if she had gone to different countires.
Ethopia is in Africa, she has 2 women from Ethopia.
so let me guess Äethiopia is in the Netherlands,isn*t it?LOL
We shouldn't "hate" the geographically challenged individuals whom may have never stepped foot out of their own back yards!
Woww ,we are very bad at geography :D
Ethiopia isn´t in Africa?
Two Ethiopian Women, one more coastal and upland, the other from the south near Kenya. They are ethnic and culturally unique.
Ethiopia isn't in Africa? Learn to read a map.
Not quite ... just one country - Ethiopia
258 replies saying "ethiopia is in africa duuuuh". I think he understood it the first time...
Dude I can't believe how many people wondered if Ethiopia was in Africa. Do y'all have highschool diplomas? What'd you even learn in school?
ethiopia.
LOL they "fixed it" by adding one african. ridiculous. and i love that the person had to be reminded that africa has beautiful women. shame
Even when there actually are 2 shots, it´s like she got 35 more, so... idk, just sayin...
There is ALWAYS one. Guess that is you Lisa. Well done *claps*
for rea! how bad is your geography?
Where is Ethiopia???
Ethiopia is in Africa. There are two women from Ethiopia featured.
there are girls from Etiopia and I guess it's in Africa...
You are not fair There's a lady from Ethiopia which is in Africa if I remember well!
Isn't Ethiopia in Africa? There was one for there :)
Last time I checked Ethiopia was in Africa...
There's one woman from Ethiopia.
Ethiopia`s in Africa and there are two photos from there. Africa`s a hard and expensive country to get to and around!
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Brazil... Thats in africa. Its there
That's exactly what I was thinking!
I totally agreed! They all look like models
they dont all look like models they are all just normal different sizes, different cultures and ages all captured very beautifully
Why don't you just give the social justice warrioring a rest and be happy that you and other white women are considered the most beautiful by white men.
"The beauty is in the eye of the beholder" - and this proverb is mentioned in the introduction)- So it's not "western stereotype" or mandatory in "different sizes" - just what the artist see and what he liked and considered worthy. Maybe it's just you that are out of "western stereotype of beauty" and that are obsessed with it.
I agree I was hoping a less literate form of beauty. These could be contestants from Miss World or Miss Universe.
What are you on about? Beauty is visual therefore neither literate nor illiterate which are verbal.
The instagram does have a well balanced representation from the artist bored Panda doesn't booooo Bored Panda! I'm out!
Hi Kevin, the author didn't skip Africa. Unfortunately, it was one of our new interns who accidentally missed it. We've already fixed it!
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how do you accidentally miss a continent?
STFU. You are one of those people who can never be pleased. Want to see Africans, pick up National geographic or get it online! In the meantime, you should thank the photographer for sharing the fruits of his travels.
STFU. You are one of those people who can never be pleased!
Well then go take your own photos.
why
And Arabic beauty too...
fatty detected
You are just jealous, get over it ...
yes, but she's western, that's her choice of beauties.
Agreed! Right on!
Stop triggering me with your ham-delusion
By no stereotype of beauty is the sjw standard upheld
There's not such a thing like Western stereotype of beauty, it's just that European faces are more beautiful than the others. Accept it.
There is obviously such a thing as a western stereotype of beauty.
@Aleigha Ginyard factually it is not more dangerous that Latin America, but yes western stereotypes, Africa is a "dangerous country"
Thanks you made my day ;-) I was thinking of what to repli :-)
agreed, Except about two or three girls that they all obeyed the western stereotype of beauty.
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Same with other eastern countries. I see only a few Asians here.
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Great, western stereotype rock. Why African women? Why not Asian? they represent the most numerous ethnic gr. Why not Australian Aboriginal?
There are asians. Also its kinda hard to get every single human ethnicity. Travel does cost money.
why not Arabs?
The photographer did photograph some women from Asia and Africa as well. It was our mistake that we didn't include them. Sorry!
Sorry we can't see much beauty in Arab women. They hardly show their faces but I belive that below those tons of fabric lie beautiful women.
i guess only thin women are beautiful.
and young!
Women are most prettiest at their youth ages
don't know if you're being sarcastic or not, but the photos are great and also the women that have been photographed.
I completely agree, all these women are stick thin, not to say that isn't beautifu, but different body types should be shown as well
Define "stick-thin". All the girls look quite healthy and fit to me. "Stick-thin" implies they look sick, which they don't.
As in .. they're not hideously overweight? These women are not stick thin, they're a healthy weight & beautiful. Great photos
How are they stick thin? Stop body shaming thin women. Just because they are beautiful and a healthy weight. Nobody wants to see fat.
You go and take photos then.Jeezz
Well overweight people are objectively unattractive.
no, pretty much factually unattractive.
Yes. FAT = UGLY. This is the plain truth. The rest is crappy positive thinking and Marketing for fat people.
Not every fat girl is ugly and not every thin girl is beatiful, sad but true. Pretty face means more than size.
Actually, fat is just fat. Ugly is subjective. For instance, I find the picture on your profile repulsive; someone else may not.