What Happened When One Woman Had Her Picture Photoshopped In 25 Different Countries "Make me look beautiful.”
That's what
Esther Honig asked 40 photo editors to do -- in over 25 countries. Using the service-sharing site
Fiverr, Honig, a human interest reporter, sent a picture of herself to be photoshopped around the world to see just how much cultural values are applied to standards of beauty. The results throw the idea of "the perfect woman" into sharp relief.
Honig found that individuals from every country applied a distinct perspective on beauty to her image. She was surprised by the degree to which a country's cultural values could show up as aesthetic preferences. Specifically, an image she received back from Morocco was "a bit of a shock initially."
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