Beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder, of which there is always one. No matter who you are, there is someone who thinks you’re beautiful. By this logic, we are all beautiful. It is this thinking that led to Mihaela Noroc’s ambitious project, The Atlas of Beauty, which has taken the 29-year-old photographer to different continents, shooting women of varying heights, weights, skin colour and manner of dress.
The only variable that has remained consistent is age. “Through The Atlas of Beauty, I wish to compare the faces of the world and to show that all women from my photos have something beautiful,” Noroc writes in her manifesto. “But the comparison has to be made using similar conditions and so I choose only one age group, the one I’m part of.”
Noroc says she would like to cover other age groups, but it needs to be done properly. And to do that, she’s seeking support from her fans. In the meantime, her work speaks for itself. From Ethiopia to Australia, New York to Iran, Noroc has captured the natural beauty of women everywhere. And it’s simply gorgeous. Take a tour of the world’s beauty in the gallery below:
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North of RomaniaPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Tibetan Plateau, ChinaPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Baltic SeaPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Nasir al Mulk, IranPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Harlem, New YorkPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Havana, CubaPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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AustraliaPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Bogota, ColombiaPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Colca Valley, PeruPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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El Paico, ChilePhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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IranPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Riga, Latvia Photo credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Medellin, ColombiaPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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New York, New YorkPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Mawlamyine, MyanmarPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Oxford, UKPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Maori, New ZealandPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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PeruPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Tbilisi, GeorgiaPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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ColombiaPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Java Sea, IndonesiaPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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San FranciscoPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Omo Valley, EthiopiaPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Yangon, MyanmarPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Rio de JaneiroPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Havana, CubaPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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EthiopiaPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Kichwa woman in Amazonian rainforestPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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EcuadorPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Lima, PeruPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty
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Platoul, ChinaPhoto credit: Mihaela Noroc, The Atlas of Beauty