"Maybe in 50 years all women from all around the world will dress and act the same. I hope my project will remain a witness to my era's cultures and traditions... [This woman] is a market seller in Uzbekistan."
"In Myanmar I met the most serene and generous people. Maybe it comes from Buddhism, or maybe it's the peace that everyone enjoys now after many long years of dictatorship and violent conflict. I tried to bring out this gentle atmosphere, photographing Yu Kyi in one of the most important Buddhist temples in the world."
"I met Kristina in Moscow when 'The Atlas of Beauty' was at its beginning. I only had rainy days in the Russian capital, so the subway became my playground."
"We live in a world of globalization where everything tends to become uniform. My goal is to show that diversity is the greatest wealth we have, and it's a pity to lose it."
