Noroc explains that traveling on a tight budget through 37 different countries led her to all kinds of diverse environments including rough Columbian neighborhoods, the inside of an Iranian mosque, the biggest Buddhist temple in Myanmar, and the streets of Harlem, New York.

Noroc focused on photographing subjects that appeared to be very natural and who seemed to strongly represent their culture. She says, "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 beholder, and the beholder is always somebody else." She explains that when she photographs a woman, she always tries to make that woman feel special and proud because of her unique identity.
Noroc only photographed young women because she wanted to create the strongest comparison possible, and to do so, she felt she had use similar conditions in each shoot. The juxtaposition between photographs is made much stronger in knowing that age plays little to no role in creating differences between the photos. Noroc explains that she would love to work with other age groups as well, but wants to make sure that she has the money and time to do so properly before embarking on that project. She even adds, "I think beauty is not about age. Is more about being natural and sincere."
Noroc's goal is to continue adding the Atlas of Beauty so that it may serve as a window into the diversity of human kind and inspire people to value and seek authenticity.
Noroc encourages each individual to cultivate his or her own beauty, stating, " the original is better than a copy."

Pictured below is Noroc photographing a subject on the streets in Cuba. She wants to embark on her next journey across the globe in June of 2015, but at the moment, this adventure is just a dream. She is currently fundraising so that she can make this dream a reality.
We asked Noroc what the most important lesson was that she took away from her experiences, and she said, "I learned that there is no way to please everybody, so you have to follow your path and share your time with people that understand you."

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