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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.
More info: indiegogo.com | Facebook | Instagram | Tumblr
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LisaCombest 11 years ago
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
KirstinJewell 11 years ago
Did you miss the part where she says she wants to continue going to other countries? Why treat it like it is a slight?
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IoanaNegriu 11 years ago
Can't believe how frustrated you peopele are!! artist owns the message to her creation. may be the message is modern women are everywhere..
IoanaNegriu 11 years ago
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.
LiminHuang 11 years ago
Yeah i agree. They have western face ideal. Like high cheekbones and plump lips.
StephanieCastro 11 years ago
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.
AmalChaabouni 11 years ago
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
phatchubby 11 years ago
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.
JoelJansen 11 years ago
You've always got this people, searching around the internet with shaking hands, desperate to find something to be offended by.
ThuMinh 11 years ago
Average face, normal body size = healthy = stereotypical beauty. You don't see fat people? Well you also don't see disfigured people.
ÌevaOakley 11 years ago
actually before i moved to england i had never seen that many fat people.. just saying not all countries have obesity common
Doncar 11 years ago
I was planning to photograph sport cars, but I'm afraid someone will ask me why I didn't included his Ford Pinto!
KerriBlackburn 11 years ago
That was my exact same thought. They all look like American supermodels.
MelissaBoisvenue 11 years ago
Yes all shapes and sizes are beautiful, but NOT all are healthy. Being overweight or obese is unhealthy, just like being underweight is
AndreeaLucaci 11 years ago
https://www.facebook.com/MihaelaNorocPhoto/photos/pb.549556541752411.-2207520000.1424139259./762810463760350/?type=3&theater Here.Happy now?
DavidGulbransen 11 years ago
More? There isn't a *single* shot from a country in Africa... she skipped an entire *continent*.
C.A.Alecca 11 years ago
Check her Instagram, it's Bored Panda that skipped the women of colour ;)
IngridCollender 11 years ago
There are two shots of women from different ethiopian ethnic groups here..,and give the photographer a break. Thus is a dangerous continent!
JeanetteBowman 11 years ago
Blame it on the intern... I would have just let it go instead of calling out one of your own. :)
AleighaGinyard 11 years ago
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.
JosephBryant 11 years ago
We shouldn't "hate" the geographically challenged individuals whom may have never stepped foot out of their own back yards!
RoxanaStanescu 11 years ago
don't know if you're being sarcastic or not, but the photos are great and also the women that have been photographed.
SelenaMcFadden 11 years ago
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
SanchitaGuha 11 years ago
Define "stick-thin". All the girls look quite healthy and fit to me. "Stick-thin" implies they look sick, which they don't.
AoifeNicChraith 11 years ago
As in .. they're not hideously overweight? These women are not stick thin, they're a healthy weight & beautiful. Great photos
VincenzoCarrano 11 years ago
Yes. FAT = UGLY. This is the plain truth. The rest is crappy positive thinking and Marketing for fat people.
uhmorphous 11 years ago
Actually, fat is just fat. Ugly is subjective. For instance, I find the picture on your profile repulsive; someone else may not.
JessicaAda 11 years ago
Whoa. I've never seen such blatant hatred. Vincenzo, you need some love and light. Good luck.
RoxanaStanescu 11 years ago
Fat women are not set as an example because indicates not healthy lifestyle, it's not natural to be fat. It happens for various reasons.
vivianacortes 11 years ago
in some African cultures, overweight women is a sign of wealth, good health and fertility.
VioletaCozorici 11 years ago
No, it's all about the beauty standards and trends. During the Renaissance, round shaped women were considered beautiful.
RoxanaStanescu 11 years ago
I didn't say they're ugly. Just that they are not healthy and it is not a natural thing to be fat. I happens because of illness or lazyness.
JamieEvans 11 years ago
You CANNOT tell someone's "lifestyle" by looking. If that were the case we'd be able to printout pedophiles
VickiStafford 11 years ago
Who says it's not natural to be fat? For a significant percentage of the population, and in many parts of the world, it IS natural.
LianaMyagkov 11 years ago
Some of these women are far from being thin. Just how fat do they need to be to cover your own insecurities?
JudyKonopka 11 years ago
Great shots. I would have like to seen women of varying ages, sizes, and "beauty". Photography is easier with young "pretty" girls.
GeorgianaBranzei 11 years ago
The project is called "The Atlas of Beauty".As seen by the author. You may like it or not. It is not "The Atlas of politic corectness".
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ElisabethCrokaerts 11 years ago
What is wrong with you? It is normal to criticize art, that is what art is, subjective, like it or dislike it. Stop pampering those you like
JockeStiller 11 years ago
Why? Beauty is quite objective. It's not meant to pander to peoples desire to feel good about themselves.
BeckyStearns 10 years ago
she did state in another site that 'She decided to choose only one age group and gender — her own — because she thought this would allow both her and her audience to more easily compare the diverse faces.'
LisaCombest 11 years ago
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
KirstinJewell 11 years ago
Did you miss the part where she says she wants to continue going to other countries? Why treat it like it is a slight?
Load More Replies... IoanaNegriu 11 years ago
Can't believe how frustrated you peopele are!! artist owns the message to her creation. may be the message is modern women are everywhere..
IoanaNegriu 11 years ago
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.
LiminHuang 11 years ago
Yeah i agree. They have western face ideal. Like high cheekbones and plump lips.
StephanieCastro 11 years ago
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.
AmalChaabouni 11 years ago
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
phatchubby 11 years ago
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.
JoelJansen 11 years ago
You've always got this people, searching around the internet with shaking hands, desperate to find something to be offended by.
ThuMinh 11 years ago
Average face, normal body size = healthy = stereotypical beauty. You don't see fat people? Well you also don't see disfigured people.
ÌevaOakley 11 years ago
actually before i moved to england i had never seen that many fat people.. just saying not all countries have obesity common
Doncar 11 years ago
I was planning to photograph sport cars, but I'm afraid someone will ask me why I didn't included his Ford Pinto!
KerriBlackburn 11 years ago
That was my exact same thought. They all look like American supermodels.
MelissaBoisvenue 11 years ago
Yes all shapes and sizes are beautiful, but NOT all are healthy. Being overweight or obese is unhealthy, just like being underweight is
AndreeaLucaci 11 years ago
https://www.facebook.com/MihaelaNorocPhoto/photos/pb.549556541752411.-2207520000.1424139259./762810463760350/?type=3&theater Here.Happy now?
DavidGulbransen 11 years ago
More? There isn't a *single* shot from a country in Africa... she skipped an entire *continent*.
C.A.Alecca 11 years ago
Check her Instagram, it's Bored Panda that skipped the women of colour ;)
IngridCollender 11 years ago
There are two shots of women from different ethiopian ethnic groups here..,and give the photographer a break. Thus is a dangerous continent!
JeanetteBowman 11 years ago
Blame it on the intern... I would have just let it go instead of calling out one of your own. :)
AleighaGinyard 11 years ago
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.
JosephBryant 11 years ago
We shouldn't "hate" the geographically challenged individuals whom may have never stepped foot out of their own back yards!
RoxanaStanescu 11 years ago
don't know if you're being sarcastic or not, but the photos are great and also the women that have been photographed.
SelenaMcFadden 11 years ago
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
SanchitaGuha 11 years ago
Define "stick-thin". All the girls look quite healthy and fit to me. "Stick-thin" implies they look sick, which they don't.
AoifeNicChraith 11 years ago
As in .. they're not hideously overweight? These women are not stick thin, they're a healthy weight & beautiful. Great photos
VincenzoCarrano 11 years ago
Yes. FAT = UGLY. This is the plain truth. The rest is crappy positive thinking and Marketing for fat people.
uhmorphous 11 years ago
Actually, fat is just fat. Ugly is subjective. For instance, I find the picture on your profile repulsive; someone else may not.
JessicaAda 11 years ago
Whoa. I've never seen such blatant hatred. Vincenzo, you need some love and light. Good luck.
RoxanaStanescu 11 years ago
Fat women are not set as an example because indicates not healthy lifestyle, it's not natural to be fat. It happens for various reasons.
vivianacortes 11 years ago
in some African cultures, overweight women is a sign of wealth, good health and fertility.
VioletaCozorici 11 years ago
No, it's all about the beauty standards and trends. During the Renaissance, round shaped women were considered beautiful.
RoxanaStanescu 11 years ago
I didn't say they're ugly. Just that they are not healthy and it is not a natural thing to be fat. I happens because of illness or lazyness.
JamieEvans 11 years ago
You CANNOT tell someone's "lifestyle" by looking. If that were the case we'd be able to printout pedophiles
VickiStafford 11 years ago
Who says it's not natural to be fat? For a significant percentage of the population, and in many parts of the world, it IS natural.
LianaMyagkov 11 years ago
Some of these women are far from being thin. Just how fat do they need to be to cover your own insecurities?
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JudyKonopka 11 years ago
Great shots. I would have like to seen women of varying ages, sizes, and "beauty". Photography is easier with young "pretty" girls.
GeorgianaBranzei 11 years ago
The project is called "The Atlas of Beauty".As seen by the author. You may like it or not. It is not "The Atlas of politic corectness".
Load More Replies... ElisabethCrokaerts 11 years ago
What is wrong with you? It is normal to criticize art, that is what art is, subjective, like it or dislike it. Stop pampering those you like
JockeStiller 11 years ago
Why? Beauty is quite objective. It's not meant to pander to peoples desire to feel good about themselves.
BeckyStearns 10 years ago
she did state in another site that 'She decided to choose only one age group and gender — her own — because she thought this would allow both her and her audience to more easily compare the diverse faces.'
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