It’s the one place we all escape to when we’re having a bad day. Maybe you shared it with your sister when you were growing up, or it’s your personal catwalk when getting ready for a night out… it’s official, we LOVE our bedroom.
So, when photographer James Mollison was asked to snap a collection of shots to represent children’s rights, he found himself thinking of the significance of his own bedroom growing up, and how it reflected what he had and who he was.
Writing on his website, James gives some insight into the reasons he chose the theme:
“It occurred to me that a way to address some of the complex situations and social issues affecting children would be to look at the bedrooms of children in all kinds of different circumstances”.
“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.”
Travelling across the world, James collected snaps portraits of children from places like The West Bank, China and Brazil as well as their bedrooms for his series Where Children Sleeps.
The collection is now available to buy in book format, accompanied by an extended caption that tells the story of each child.
Images via James Mollison
