Da's nog eens schoonheid.
'Beauty is diversity,' stelt fotograaf Mihaela Noroc terecht. 'And I travel the world to discover it.' De Roemeense Noroc nam twee jaar geleden ontslag en besloot aan een fotografieproject te beginnen waarvoor ze de wereld over moest backpacken. Het werd 'The Atlas of Beauty' en een groot succes. De collectie portretten van vrouwen die Noroc onderweg ontmoette, is een poging te laten zien dat beauty overal is. 'It's not a matter of cosmetics, money, race, or social status,' zegt ze, 'but more about being yourself. Global trends make us look and behave the same, but we are all beautiful because we are different.'
Tot nu toe heeft Noroc 37 landen bezocht. In een interview vertelt ze altijd weer verrast te zijn door de manier waarop schoonheid wordt gezien en benaderd in verschillende culturen. 'I was showing my photos to different people, in different countries and something that was beautiful and trendy in Myanmar seemed out of date in New York, and something that was cool in London, seemed weird in Ethiopia.'
Voor alle prachtportretten klik je hier. Voor een impressie scrol je naar benee.
Kurdish young woman from Istanbul, Turkey.
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A ceramic art student in an workshop. Few weeks ago in Cluj, Romania.
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A few months ago in Oxford, UK
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In my lovely city Bucharest, Romania.
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In my country, Romania, and in other many places of Eastern Europe, today we celebrate Easter, an occasion to reveal old and beautiful traditions. You can still join the crowd funding campaign for a few more days. The Atlas of Beauty really needs your support!
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Beauty at 3700 m altitude, Colca Valley, Peru. With your support I will be back on the road to show you more faces and places of the world. Join the crowdfunding campaign now and be part of The Atlas of Beauty Family. Get amazing Prints of my work, E-Books, Postcards and Photo Shoots as a sign of your support.
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Sarah in #SanFrancisco #USA for #TheAtlasofBeauty #naturallight #naturalbeauty #nomakeup #travel
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Some people ask me why there are only young women in The Atlas of Beauty. The answer is simple. Because until now 99% of the project was made with my own small savings and I didn't have enough time and funds to study all ages properly. So I chose one age: my own age. In the near future I hope I will raise decent funds to capture more diversity, in more countries because beauty is everywhere and has no age limit.
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