Photographer Mihaela Noroc has been traveling around the world documenting women's beauty for her "Atlas of Beauty" photo series. For the most recent leg of her journey, she decided to focus exclusively on the women of North Korea.
After traveling to 37 different countries for the initial project, Noroc knew North Korea would be unique.
"I was so curious to see North Korean women and to photograph them. I knew that they live in a different world, far away from global trends, and I wanted to observe how beauty evolved in this kind of environment," she told BuzzFeed News.