11 stunning pictures of earth's diversity shown through portraits of women

Romanian photographer decided to quit her job to travel the world and capture beautiful portraits of women

Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc decided to quit her job in 2013 to travel the world and capture beautiful portraits of women in different countries and cultures to add to the ongoing 'Atlas of Beauty Project'.

Since then, Noroc has visited every continent except Antarctica, and a total of about 50 countries and photographed hundreds of women along the way. Currently, she is looking for funding to continue her journey, and hopes to have enough images to publish a book by 2017.

Here we look some of Noroc's latest photographs from around the world.

Delphi, Greece

On a normal day, Eleni works in the restaurant of her family or walks on the small alleys of her mountain town. Once a year, she dresses like this. During Easter, she and her beautiful community celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ as their ancestors used to.

PHOTO: Mihaela Noroc

Mumbai, India 

Each morning this Banjara woman starts to work at 5am in one of the largest fish markets of Mumbai. She peels shrimps together with other women and young girls for a very small income. t’s a hard life but she doesn’t complain at all.

PHOTO: Mihaela Noroc

Idomeni refugee camp, Greece

A mother and her two daughters from Syria.

PHOTO: Mihaela Noroc

Awash, Ethiopia

This is an young Afar woman. Most of the Afar people are nomadic herders, living in independent small kingdoms, each ruled by its own Sultan.

PHOTO: Mihaela Noroc

Rajasthan, India

An Indian woman photographed in Pushkar, a magical part of India where almost every woman wears colorful traditional outfits and a multitude of jewelries.

PHOTO: Mihaela Noroc

Cape Town, South Africa 

Some time ago, Jade took a loan to buy a professional camera and started to learn photography. She dreams to travel and take photos all around the world. I had the same dream and it came true because of The Atlas of Beauty.

PHOTO: Mihaela Noroc

Varanasi, India

A Hindu pilgrim making an offering on the Ganges river a few weeks ago in Varanasi.

PHOTO: Mihaela Noroc

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

A beautiful girl sells donoughts in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.



Mongolia
The portrait of a young woman taken in Mongolia.



Cairo, Egypt

A computer engineer from Cairo. "I spent some intense weeks in the most populated Arab country and I had the chance to meet many warm-hearted women that made me understand their complex culture, better." Media portrayals of every country are very different from real experiences.



Jodhpur, India

This Indian woman from Jodhpur was dressed in traditional attire to go to the market.