Women of the world

The eyes are the windows to the soul, and in the gazes of these women, photographed in the four corners of the globe, we capture the soul of each one.

These women offer us their fragility, their wounds, their gentleness too. They carry within them the difficulties of their condition, while giving us a glimpse of their greatness, their strength of life, their dignity.

These encounters are often brief. It is a look that catches another look. At times, they emanate a sense of freedom, independence and rebellion, even though they live in countries where the position of women is harsh.

Their faces streaked with sun and wind, they shine in the middle of the desert. Their laughter radiates life. Between silence and words, they open the door to their hearts.

Mexico ? Cancun

Mayan woman at the Cancun market. 2012

Nubian woman Sudan

Woman in a Nubian village. 2005

Peuhl woman Senegal

Peuhl woman in front of the enclosure housing her round straw hut called Suudu. 2005

South India ? Gangaïkondacholapuram

This woman has just offered her hair to Shiva at the Chola temple of Brihadisvara. 2007

Guatemala ? Jocotan

Mayan woman resting on a staircase after the weekly market.

India - Tamil Nadu

This dignified woman seems calmly resigned. 2007

Jordan ? Petra

Woman from the Bedu tribe (Bedouins). 2005

Libya ? Akakus Desert

This nomadic Tuareg woman tends goats in the desert. 2009

Woman of Rajasthan

Woman from the Bhil tribe dressed for the Baneshwar festival. 2007. In India, a nose jewel is associated with fertility and feminine beauty.

Russia? Sochi

Fishmonger at the market. 2004

Sudan ? Shendi

Young Nuba woman surviving by serving tea in the street. 2005

Vietnam - Sa Dec

Fruit merchant. 2013