Where Children Sleep. A Great Study of The Living Conditions of Children Around the World

Where Children Sleep 

English-born photographer James Mollison’s photographs of children’s bedrooms around the world – from the U.S.A., Mexico, Brazil, England, Italy, Israel and the West Bank, Kenya, Senegal, Lesotho, Nepal, China and India – alongside portraits of the children themselves.

The differences between each child and his or her bedroom are striking: Kaya in Tokyo, whose proud mother spends $1,000 a month on her dresses; Bilal the Bedouin shepherd boy, who sleeps outdoors with his father’s herd of goats; and the Nepali girl Indira, who has worked in a granite quarry since she was three.

“I hope the book gives a glimpse into the lives some children are living in very diverse situations around the world; a chance to reflect on the inequality that exists, and realize just how lucky most of us in the developed world are,” – says James.

Website: jamesmollison.com | Book: Where Children Sleep



Bilal, 6, Wadi Abu Hindi, The West Bank







Indira, 7, Kathmandu, Nepal







Ahkohxet, 8, Amazonia, Brazil







Dong, 9, Yunnan, China







Anonymous, 9, Ivory Coast







Alex, 9, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil







Bikram, 9, Melamchi, Nepal







Tzvika, 9, Beitar Illit, The West Bank







Douha, 10, Hebron, The West Bank







Joey, 11, Kentucky, USA







Lamine, 12, Bounkiling village, Senegal







Prena, 14, Kathmandu, Nepal







Rhiannon, 14, Darvel, Scotland







Nantio, 15, Lisamis, Northern Kenya







Risa, 15, Kyoto, Japan







Netu, 11, Kathmandu, Nepal







Roathy, 8, Phnom Penh, Cambodia







Jasmine (Jazzy), 4, Kentucky, USA





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