Fascinating Photos of One Woman Photoshopped To Look ‘Beautiful’ by Artists in 27 Different Countries

By on June 26, 2014

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For her project Before & After, Kansas City-based radio journalist Esther Honig sent a photograph of herself to Photoshop professionals around the globe with one simple request: “Make me look beautiful.”

Using the freelancing website Fiverr, she heard back from 27 artists, who, informed by the nuances of their own experiences, edited her face to resemble a version of “ideal” femininity. A few submitted multiple images. A few of the results were so drastic that they left the unrecognizable Honig breathless. n each image, we can rediscover the normally invisible yet pervasive pressures faced by modern women laid bare.

Esther_Honig_02Chile

Esther_Honig_03Indonesia 

Esther_Honig_04Venezuela 

Esther_Honig_06Kenya

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Morocco

Esther_Honig_07U.K.

Esther_Honig_09Argentina

Esther_Honig_10Israel 

Esther_Honig_11Serbia

Esther_Honig_12Italy

Esther_Honig_13Vietnam

Esther_Honig_14Greece

Esther_Honig_15Ukraine

Esther_Honig_16Pakistan

Esther_Honig_17Romania

Esther_Honig_18Germany

Esther_Honig_19Sri Lanka

Esther_Honig_20Australia

Esther_Honig_21Bangladesh

Esther_Honig_22India

Esther_Honig_23Philippines 

Esther_Honig_24U.S.A

via Cosmopolitan