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I'll make a small commission! Support creators you love. Buy a Coffee for nat bookspoils with Ko-fi. View 2 comments. Simply beautiful. Words cannot describe the beauty of all the women in the pages of this album; even more their stories. I savored every page and not once I had tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat.
I love her dedication and I cannot but admire the determination in pursuing her dream. Many of the women in her album also share the same tenacity. They are truly an inspiration. You cannot look at the pictures without Stunning. You cannot look at the pictures without emotion.
Each and every one tells a story, whether in words or expressions. Age, color, religion, profession does not matter here; beauty does not have such boundaries. Since , the author has traveled around the world, taking pictures of women, sometimes with their spouses, kids, siblings, or friends, included. The beauty here is about authenticity, not sexual attractiveness. There are different ages, races, occupations, life situations, hair lenghts With each pic comes information: city - country; often also a short text about the person s.
Many of them have had, or have currently some hardships, like being a refugee, teen mother, illness survivors, and so on. But you can really see their stregth, and beauty, shining through these images. And that's beautiful. Jul 14, Ladan rated it liked it Shelves: art , inspiring , photography. The problem is that all these "nice words" just aim at women and girls! I find men and boys who feel insecure about their beauty and appearance, and I assume they also need to know that they are beautiful just the way they are.
Yes, beautiful men! I enjoy looking at guys who are beautiful according to my standards, so I expected an atlas of beauty to depict both genders and their stories. Another problem is with the mindset that preaches "beauty on the inside!
I so very much enjoyed the photos esp the ones without any preparations , and I found the stories impressive and sometimes relatable. I wish I could run the same project taking photos of men. She has been taking photos of every day women from over 50 countries to showcase the diversity of beauty all around us.
The Atlas of Beauty celebrates women from all corners of the world, and shows the beauty is everywhere regardless of money, race or social status. She has traveled to the Amazon rainforest and the markets in India, London city streets, and the mountains of Afghanistan.
These portraits and stories capture just a glimpse into the daily experience of women, the obstacles that hold them back, and the dreams that propel them forward. Ultimately they show that compassion and love can prevail—and beauty, and all of its complexities reigns supreme. The photographs are astounding and the message is compelling.
Her hope is that beauty can teach us tolerance, honesty and kindness. The expressions that she captures are warm and inviting, and the eyes of these women tell us everything we need to know. Noroc should be honored for her efforts in this project. I considered myself blessed to have received this book as a gift and feasted my eyes upon these touching pictures. View all 4 comments. Sometimes I feel extremely blessed when I get to read a book before its release date and today is one of those amazing days.
The Atlas of Beauty is the ultimate book for every photography buff, not just because it's filled with gorgeous photos, but mostly because of the enthralling stories it entails.
The concept is simple but not an easy task for the photographer, I'm sure; real women in their native environment projecting their natural beauty and sharing their unique, inspiring stories with Sometimes I feel extremely blessed when I get to read a book before its release date and today is one of those amazing days. The concept is simple but not an easy task for the photographer, I'm sure; real women in their native environment projecting their natural beauty and sharing their unique, inspiring stories with the world.
Mihaela Noroc succeeds in conveying the message she needs to in every photo and captivating the reader's mind in a very organic and wholesome way. I had been blown away by the sheer beauty of this book and I recommend it to everyone without a single doubt. Women of any color, size and origin are presented respectfully in a book that celebrates womanhood, diversity and acceptance.
I found some of the stories heartbreaking and others very sweet but the undertone was too powerful not to hear it loud and clear: Hope, strength and unity. Yes, I fell in love with this gem and proudly so!
From Greece to India ARC provided via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! Nov 28, Elizabeth A rated it really liked it Shelves: , art , non-fiction. Movies and magazines would have you think that there is only one standard of beauty for women, namely skinny and white. Since the majority of the women on this planet do not meet this standard, why does this model continue to to sell? Add that to the long list of things I don't understand.
This book is a photo essay of sorts. It's a collection of photographs of women from various parts of the world, and it made me smile. Homo Sapiens is one species and a single race, but oh the diverse ways we a Movies and magazines would have you think that there is only one standard of beauty for women, namely skinny and white.
Homo Sapiens is one species and a single race, but oh the diverse ways we adapted to our environs is indeed a thing of beauty. I had not heard about the popular blog that this collection draws from and plan to take a look see. My only complaint is that while many of the photos are luminous, the text is subpar at best.
Nature is beautiful, and this book is a wonderful meditation on just that. Dec 05, Sara rated it it was amazing. We try to define ideal beauty like its Mount Everest and everyone needs to climb it That's actually wrong. Ideal beauty is much better When we think about it as a million different points on the map. Apr 01, Bloodorange rated it it was amazing Shelves: art , album.
It is definitely true that people love looking at other people's faces. I found this book, opened it and could not leave it in a bookstore - finally bought it for my little daughter; it is a great resource to teach about diversity and women's lives in different parts of the world, although some of the descriptions need to be bowdlerized for the youngest.
Mar 18, Cristina rated it it was amazing. This book was so inspirational I started reading this book when I was waiting for someone to meet me. I was praying for the person who had to meet me to be late. Because I wanted to read more and see the women the pictures were about. I read about women who were struggling with problems that I never had and I felt so lucky in comparison with them.
I thank the Lord for every This book was so inspirational I thank the Lord for everything. This book opened my eyes even more These pictures were amazing. Every single one of them! I recommend this book to everyone. No matter if you are a man or a woman. Because at the end of the day, everyone has something to learn from this book. Influenced by the way the media depicts beauty, many people feel pressured to follow a certain standard of beauty.
Feb 22, Melissa Chung rated it it was amazing. I first heard about this book from a facebook post. I was just randomly scrolling through my feed. It might have been an art modern something page that I liked. Regardless, I clicked on the article and found this photographer and her book fascinating! I immediately went to my local library to see if they had it available and they did. Mihaela travels the world and takes pictures of beautiful women. Not sexually attractive women. Women who are beautiful inside and out.
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The real key strong of Symulast course is definitely it s 3 basic but highly-targeted entire body moves along with three special and important factors: Form, Tempo, and Sequence.
The particular workouts can be performed out of your home without having weight loads or possibly fitness equipment, three to four times a week plus in lower than Twenty minutes each and every session. Additionally, Atlas promises that particular weight together with equipment programs, and even cardio exercise along with physical exercise periods of time, will make cellulite more serious, including gravity to his particular direct attention to accurate actions inside of particular period spans.
His particular workout prescription medications contain actions that happen to be multi-dimensional, giving focused muscle mass fiber excitement within the lower body difficulty specific zones.
Without having his own particular actions, says Atlas, your own cellulite will certainly just carry on and even worse. Joey has learned that by designing particular really all-natural actions in the appropriate tempo, as well as the appropriate restoration period, these types of groups of muscular tissues are going to be stimulated and also over time will definitely strengthen together with improves. The fantastic point to make here is usually which the exercising will most likely tone instead of construct extra muscle tissue; the target is always to own a real well toned lower physical structure, other than seem like any steroid pumped Amazonian.
One more great factor about these kinds of Stymulast exercising is usually that the level of resistance is undoubtedly offered from your individual bodyweight, thus certainly no fitness equipment or maybe home fitness equipment is needed by any means!
The actual workouts are efficient for any athletic capabilities as no matter the selection of motion you can generate is fine, after some time your muscle tissue can become even more flexible, along with nicely toned. And furthermore, every one of the exercising within the plan is usually accomplished informed about your current dependence on certain products, something which may be essential for active females. Aside from that, the complete working out schedule normally takes almost 30 mins each day as well as all of the exercises are shown inside video clip,.
Since photographer Mihaela Noroc has traveled the world with her backpack and camera taking photos of everyday women to showcase the diversity of beauty all around us. The Atlas of Beauty is a collection of her photographs celebrating women from all corners of the world, revealing that beauty is everywhere, and that it comes in many different sizes and colors.
Noroc's colorful and moving portraits feature women in their local communities, ranging from the Amazon rainforest to London city streets, and from markets in India to parks in Harlem, visually juxtaposing the varied physical and social worlds these women inhabit.
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