France's Alexia Richard looks up after falling in. loss to Spain in a beach volleyball match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France. (Photo by Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo)

Actress Hiba Abouk attends Hugo Boss night party 2011 on December 13, 2011 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

Model Adriana Sklenarikova Karembeu presents new “Pikolino” shoes at El Corte Ingles store on April 1, 2011 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

Ruben Belloso Adorna, a young artist from Seville, Spain, has taken the art world by storm with his incredibly detailed portraits of real-life and fictional characters drawn exclusively in pastel on wooden canvas.

Model Alba Carrillo attends “Glamour” beauty awards 2012 at Pacha Club on March 14, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

A penitent flagellates himself during a Holy Week procession on April 21, 2011 in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Spain. The penitents called Los Picaos flagellate themselves during the Holy Week processions. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

Shakira performs in concert at the Lluis Campanys Olympic Stadium on May 29, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Robert Marquardt/Getty Images)

Pierre Gonnord started by photographing his neighborhood but soon left France for Spain, where he lives since 1988. Italy, Portugal, Japan, United States are just some of the countries where Pierre Gonnord has gone in search of models.