Romanian photographer documents beauty of Indian women, including Sonam Kapoor

The actor worked alongside Romanian photographer during her trip to India

Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc's visit to India for her Atlas of Beauty Project, was a life-changing experience, to say the least. She even got to capture the beautiful Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor during her visit.

 

According to the Deccan Herald, the photographer's two-month trip saw her visit Varanasi, Delhi, Jodhpur, Pushkar, Amritsar, Mumbai, Nashik and Goa and work alongside the Prem Ratan Dhan Payo actor for the project.

 

 

“Sonam is an extraordinary person, a symbol of beauty and success and my wish was to let Indian women know that all of them are stars for me," said Mihaela.

 

 

Alternative history: ‘South Asian women are the most beautiful’

 

 

PHOTO: REDIFF/ Mihaela Noroc
Kathmandu, Nepal, a few days ago.

Yesterday in Delhi, India.

She was not going to a celebration, but just to the market. This kind of spectacular outfits are common things in India. I photographed her 2 days ago in Jodhpur, India.

Next year she will turn 100 years old. Imagine, a century of history seen through these beautiful eyes. I photographed her in Mumbai, India, a few days ago.

These days I explore the streets of Mumbai, India.

In the Sikh religion, Langar is the common canteen where food is served for free to all visitors. This is the Langar of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India that serves food to about 100.000 people, in a normal day.While tasting the delicious food, a few days ago, I met this beautiful Sikh piligrim. Today I just arrived in Mumbai, continuing my Indian journey.

She was walking on the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal together with her son. She didn’t speak English, but he did.“I want to photograph your mother.” I told him.“Why?” He asked me.“Because she is beautiful!” I replied.He proudly smiled and looked at his mother: “Yes, she is!”

The Atlas of Beauty is in India. Each morning she comes from her small village, to Varanasi. She sells in the market, with her family.

Rajasthan, a magical part of India where almost every woman wears colorful traditional outfits and a multitude of jewelries. I took this photo in Pushkar, in November. Now I spend my last days in India, exploring Mumbai.

She plans on publishing the first edition of The Atlas of Beauty next year, which will chronicle her travels around the globe to capture beauty and diverse culture.