20 Poignant Photos: This Is Where World’s Children Sleep

Kenyan-born, English-raised, Venice-based documentary photographer James Mollison presents Where Children Sleep — a photo series capturing the disparity between children’s lives around the world through portraits of their bedrooms.

“From the start, I didn’t want it just to be about ‘needy children’ in the developing world, but rather something more inclusive, about children from all types of situations. It seemed to make sense to photograph the children themselves, too, but separately from their bedrooms, using a neutral background,” says James.

Here’re 20 of the 56 powerful thought-provoking photos that tell you the difference between poverty and privilege…

Juan David, 10, Medellin, Colombia

Tzvika, 9, Beitar Illit, The West Bank

Ryuta, 10, Tokyo, Japan

Risa, 15, Kyoto, Japan

Rhiannon, 14, Darvel, Scotland

Netu, 11, Kathmandu, Nepal

Lamine, 12, Bounkiling village, Senegal

Joey, 11, Kentucky, USA

Indira, 7, Kathmandu, Nepal

Douha, 10, Hebron, The West Bank

Dong, 9, Yunnan, China

Bilal, 6, Wadi Abu Hindi, The West Bank

Bikram, 9, Melamchi, Nepal

Anonymous, 9, Ivory Coast

Alex, 9, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ahkohxet, 8, Amazonia, Brazil

Kaya, 4, Tokyo, Japan

Nantio, 15, Northern Kenya

Anonymous, 8, Rome, Italy

Roathy, 8, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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