Les fleurs de l'ombre

Olivier Magis

Braila, Danube Delta, Romania. It’s mid-summer andwomen from across the country gather at the City’sGrand Hotel.Why have they come? For the annual beauty pageant.It’s a beauty contest like many others… except thathere, it’s inner beauty that counts.And for good reason: organizers and contestants areblind or partially-sighted.