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Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc joins Angela Nicholson in this episode of the SheClicks Women in Photography Podcast to talk about her global portrait project, The Atlas of Beauty. Mihaela has spent more than a decade travelling the world and photographing women from diverse cultures, backgrounds and generations. Her aim? To challenge stereotypes and show that beauty is everywhere.

She shares how a disheartening experience at university caused her to step away from photography for years and how travel helped her reconnect with her passion. What began as a personal project on the streets of foreign cities quickly became a viral success, eventually leading to two published books and a growing international following.

Mihaela opens up about the realities of life on the road, how she approaches women for portraits and the importance of building trust. She discusses why she doesn’t limit her work to a specific look or age group and how her own struggles with body image inspired her to broaden the world’s understanding of beauty.

Now a mother, Mihaela continues her work with a new sense of balance, often taking her family along and exploring analogue photography as a slower, more meaningful way of working. Her reflections on beauty, confidence and resilience are a reminder of the power photography has to change how we see each other and ourselves.

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