Natalya, a 33-year-old Russian photographer, participated in this project called "The Origin of Beauty", which aims to show the aesthetic diversity of different races around the world. After taking over this project, Natalya began to travel around the world, looking for beautiful women in different countries and ethnic tribes that meet the recognition of local people. The picture on the left shows the Kumex from Turkey, and the picture on the right shows the Rwandan from Africa.
This project is very strict with the candidates. They should not only conform to the local aesthetics, but also be between 18-30. At least three generations of the family have lived in their own race. Natalya said that this project is to show people that every race has its own perception of beauty, and these perceptions should be treated, protected and respected equally. On the left are Jews, and on the right are Akans from Ivory Coast, Africa.
Today, Natalya has traveled to 15 countries and photographed more than 50 beautiful women of different races. The picture on the left shows the beauty of the Han nationality in China, and the picture on the right shows the Azerbaijanis. Although this Korean girl looks a little different from the beauty in our aesthetic standards, her facial features are highly recognizable.
Natalya mainly uses social networks to find photographers who meet the standards, and requires applicants to submit their own photos of plain makeup and a short self-introduction video. Before making a list, each participant was carefully selected. The left picture shows the Eastern Slavs from Belarus, and the right picture shows the Bantu people from East Africa.
Although most of the participants are models, many models are screened when submitting resumes, because "participants in the project need not only beautiful faces, but also good racial cognition and personality charm, and have a strong sense of identity with their own nation." On the left are Estonians from Northern Europe, and on the right are participants from Guinea-Bissau.
Natalya's undergraduate major is political science. She said that these different ethnic groups should not be ignored because they lack the right to speak in the global political map. The picture on the left is Kazakh from Turkey, and the picture on the right is French.
On the left are Crimean Tatars and on the right are Indians.
Natalya hopes to prove that every nation has its own unique beauty through this project, because "this is the reason why the world is really beautiful." The picture shows Abaza people in the Caucasus on the left and Senufu people in West Africa on the right.
Natalya also hopes to promote racial identity in modern society through this project. The left picture shows the Villati people in Siberia, and the right picture shows the Li Fei people in Morocco.