mihaela noroc maps diversity through atlas of beauty project

mihaela noroc maps diversity through atlas of beauty project
(above) melina in shiraz, iran
all images courtesy of mihaela noroc

mihaela noroc, a 30 year old photographer from bucharest, romania, spent 15 months and her entire savings on ‘the atlas of beauty‘ project. the ongoing photography series has seen the young traveler journey to more than 37 countries across the globe to document the variety of earth and the diversity of people that inhabit it.

new york, USA, colombian woman

hundreds of natural and unique faces comprise the portrait collection, snapped everywhere from western europe to african tribes, and from rio de janeiro to china. during her travels, noroc attempts to find females with a genuine look that visually tell a story about their geographical space. ‘for me beauty means diversity, it means to assume your genetic treasure and origins, it means to be yourself.’ she describes. ‘beauty means to keep alive your origins and your culture to be natural, sincere, authentic, particular…not necessary fashionable or skinny.’ noroc hopes to continue the project for many years while studying beauty in all countries of the globe, and hopes that the series will remain a witness of this era’s cultures and traditions.

estefania in medellin, colombia

kichwa woman in amazonian jungle from ecuador

andy in medellin, colombia

zafiro in arequipa, peru

yu kyi in yangon, myanmar

calla in colca valley, peru

agate in riga, latvia

klara in cuenca, ecuador

tibetan woman in xiahe, china

luna in el paico, chile

andrea in cali, colombia

sarah in san francisco, USA

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