Throughout our travels around the world, we continue to meet so many women who, despite hardship, have risen above with an admirable sense of pride and an unassailable courage. With the goal of creating a better life for their children and for themselves, these women challenge prevailing norms and fuel the fire of change and improvement in their communities. They help build a bridge to the future — a brighter future for their children, and one where their daughters may aspire to do things that their mothers could only dream of.
With the photos below, we celebrate the collective spirit of these women and the beauty of their diversity on International Women’s Day.
Masai woman near Lake Manyara, Tanzania
Inle Lake, Myanmar
Village life on Crete, Greece
Alexandria, Egypt
Rural Guatemala
Cuzco, Peru
Dead Sea Area of Jordan
Along the Pamir Highway in Tajikistan
Udaipur, India
Along the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal
Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott are the husband-and-wife digital storytelling and photography team behind Uncornered Market. They travel deep and off-beat, aiming to connect the world through people, food and adventure. Five years and 70 countries later, they are still going...and still married.
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these are such fine pictures for international women’s day. like them very much. will try to send this on to friends.
Thanks, Susan! So glad you enjoyed these photos and thanks for passing them on!
Such beautiful women and such fine examples for all women around the world. Thanks for your inspiration.
Such beautiful images!
Very beautiful women, strong and happy all the year long!!!
These women possess real beauty. Amazing photos! Thanks for posting.