1 Mihaela Noroc

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3 Mihaela Noroc is a photographer from Bucharest, RumaniaMihaela Noroc is a photographer from Bucharest, Rumania. Her father is a painter so since her childhood she was surrounded by colors. When she was 17, she discovered photography but, unfortunately, at that time she couldn’t make a living with it, so she had to work in other field, where she could earn a descent income.

4 When she was 27, in August 2013, she started to travel around the world with her camera and backpack with the money she saved. Mihaela spent most of 3 years travelling around the globe to photograph the diversity of natural feminine beauty in all kinds of environments and cultures. Then she published the project ‘The Atlas of Beauty’ collection of women from all around the world.

5 Travelling during vacation as a backpackers, in different part of the world, made her discover the diversity of our planet. So when she was 27 she decided to quit her ordinary life in Bucharest and put all her effort and savings into travel and photography. Shiraz, Iran, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

6 The reason she chose to photograph ‘Women’ and capture the diverse world we are living in is that women are better at holding on to traditions than men, because they are mothers, and socially, they are more connected to their homes, their birthplaces. Colca Valley, Peru, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

7 She prefers to photograph natural faces, without a lot of make-up, and to capture that moment of sincerity and serenity that is so specific for women Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

8 When she photographs a women, she talks a lotWhen she photographs a women, she talks a lot. She tries to make her feel special and unique. She can get along in five languages and this helps her a lot, but in some countries, talking becomes body language. Bogota, Colombia, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

9 Global trends 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 behavior, and the behavior is always somebody else. The Baltic state, Latvia, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc San Francisco, USA, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

10 Travelling on a very low budget around 37 countries required her to integrate into all kinds of environment. This picture of Kichwa tribes woman was taken on a trip to the Amazon jungle of Ecuador. She dressed in her wedding dress that she used to get married in when she was 15 years old. The Amazon Jungle, Ecuador, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

11 Sometimes she have only 30 seconds to make a portrait, because she meets a interesting woman, by chance, on the street. Havana, Cuba, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

12 Other times, she maybe spend one hour, photographing, after she found her on a social network, a day before. Iran, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

13 Through ‘The Atlas of Beauty, she wished to compare the faces of the world and to show that all the women from her pictures have something beautiful. Ethiopia, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

14 She choose only one age group, the one that she is part ofShe choose only one age group, the one that she is part of. She would love to cover other age group too, but she wants to do it properly. Until now she didn’t have the money and the time to do it. She thinks beauty is not about age. It is more about being natural and sincere. Sumatra, Indonesia, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

15 Her goal is to continue and take photos of women from each country of the globe, making “The Atlas of Beauty” a mirror of our diverse and an inspiration for people that try to remain authentic. Lima, Peru, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

16 She thinks everybody has to cultivate their own beauty, rather than copying something that doesn’t suit. In the end, the original is better than a copy. Harlem, New York, USA, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

17 Maybe in 50 years all women from all around the world will dress and act the same. She hopes her project will remain a witness of her era’s cultures and tradition. Colombia, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc El Paico, Chile, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

18 Australia, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

19 Baltic sea, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

20 Ecuador, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

21 Havana, Cuba, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

22 Java Sea of Indonesia, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

23 LA, USA, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

24 New Zealand, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

25 Maramures, Romania, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

26 Mawlamyine, Burma, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

27 Medellin, Colombia, 2015 by Mihaela NorocOmo Valley, Ethiopia, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

28 Mexico City, Mexico, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

29 Brooklyn, New York, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

30 Northern Romania, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

31 Oxford, UK, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

32 Peru, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc Tibetan Plateau, China, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

33 Tbilisi, Georgia, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

34 Tibetan Plateau, China, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

35 Yangon, Burma, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc

36 Sinuiju, North Korea, 2015 by Mihaela Noroc