Natalia Ivanova, a Russian photographer, journalist, and producer, wanted to show the world the ethnic diversity of humanity by creating the large-scale project The Ethnic Origins Of Beauty. Its heroines were women from various ethnic groups. They posed for portraits and gave interviews in which they discussed their cultures, customs, and people.
These videos would later be used in a documentary series, with each episode concentrating on a different ethnic group.
The portraits in The Ethnic Origins Of Beauty impressed us with their strength and depth of meaning. We’d like you to take a look at some of the project’s pictures.
Russian
Nivkh
Vietnamese
Jewish
Anglo-Australian
Khmer
Kyrgyz
Icelander
Tunisian
Tigrayan
Mari
Chechen
Ossetian
Tuvan
Somali
Turkmen
Yazidi
Merina
Karelian
Abkhazian
Altai
Ukrainian
Which picture was your favourite? Let us know in the comments section below.
Preview photo credit Natalia Ivanova / Les Origines De La Beauté, Natalia Ivanova / Les Origines De La Beauté, Natalia Ivanova / Les Origines De La Beauté
