Photographer records the reactions of women to being called beautiful

While some photographic works demand millionaire productions, elaborate premises, deep concepts or celebrities in seductive poses, the images of a turkish photographer Mehmet Genç need only words and the reaction of the people to happen and provoke the most intense and delicious feelings in those who see them. More precisely, a compliment - free, simple, but clearly powerful.

The name of the project couldn't be more clear and direct: You are so beautiful

Mehmet first photographs his characters in a normal portrait, then simply tells them: you are beautiful - and then the magic of your work really happens. After the compliment the photographer continues clicking, to capture the graceful and unexpected moment when we react to a compliment. Disarmed, surprises, joyful, timid, or gaudy, the reactions illustrate the renewing force that a complimentary word can have.

The work of Mehmet, known by the nickname of Rotasis Seyyah (which in turkish means "nomad without rotation") illustrates the clear certainty that everyone is beautiful in their own way. People from all over the world, with diverse origins and stories, are beautiful indeed. Just open your eyes and be carried away by the enchantment of others to receive, in return, unarmed and infinite, a smile.

Published by Manu