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How Millennials’ Bedrooms Look Around The World
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South African-born photographer John Thackwray probably doesn't spend much time in his bedroom. Why? Because he's too busy photographing the bedrooms of others!
He's spent over 6 years photographing over one thousand people's bedrooms from 55 countries for his photo-series titled My Room Project. It started out as a bit of fun with friends in Paris but since then his project has taken him everywhere from Mexico and Russia to Nepal and Japan. Thackwray only photographs the bedrooms of people born in the 80s and 90s in order to capture and compare the different hopes and aspirations of one particular generation. He also interviews them about various topics including lifestyle, local issues, education, religion, and love, and he's combined a selection of his photographs and interviews for a book that's available for pre-order on his website.
More info: John Thackwray (h/t: brightside)
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Manyatta, Kenya, Ezekiel, 22--Year-Old Warrior
Joy can be found everywhere, even in such difficult circumstances. I wonder why we, who are so much more well-off, can't find a way to smile like this man sometimes.
La Paz, Bolivia, Marcello, 18-Year-Old High School Student
Kathmandu, Nepal, Pema, 22-Year-Old Buddhism Student
Zhambyl, Kazakhstan, Zhalay, 18-Year-Old High School Student
And this is nowhere close to reality of an 18-year old kid. The yurts are only used in summer. Take it from a girl who was born In Zhambyl currently known as Taraz, Kazakhstan
Paris, France, Joseph, 30-Year-Old Artist
Istanbul, Turkey, Gulle
Bucharest, Romania, Andreea, 24-Year-Old Civil Engineer
that fan looks like it would tickle you in your sleep with those streamers
Tokyo, Japan, Ryoko, 25-Year-Old Information Technology Engineer
She is a sweet lolita! :-) It is an innocent, modest and cute fashion that originated in Japan but is growing in popularity worldwide. While it may be hard for some to imagine, especially if adorable things are not for you, it takes a lot of confidence to wear these outfits as they differ greatly from everyday wear, but like any other fashion it can be so rewarding to express yourself through your own personal style. She looks sooo happy!
The typical Japanese bedroom. I lived in Japan twice as a kid, and my bedrooms in Japan were less than half the size of my bedrooms in Texas. I had to leave most of my personal stuff in storage because it wouldn't fit. My room in Nagoya was very similar to this too. Rose pink carpet and teeny tiny!
Seriously ? someone call 911, this girl must be kidnapped by psycho pedophile since 20 years !!!
Beirut, Lebanon, Sabrina, 27-Year-Old Kindergarten Teacher
Saint Catherine, Egypt, Mohamed, 18-Year-Old Student Of Traditional Medicine
Dali, China, Yuan, 22-Year-Old Salesperson
I live in China...the separation between rich and poor classes is enormous!
Teheran, Iran, Razieh
Lesotho, Osia, 18-Year-Old Shepherd
Last time I checked Lesotho was very different that South Africa. It is a separate country.
Thies, Senegal, Fatou, 17-Year-Old Seamstress
Varanasi, India, Lalu,
Some of these look so... Disney-like! And then others decidedly less so, sadly.
Madyah Pradesh, India, Asha, 17-Year-Old Homemaker
Durban, South Africa, Khetiwe, 22-Year-Old Unemployed
Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe, Ronia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saleh, 30-Year-Old Human Resources Officer
The series is a bit odd. I wonder what the people were told...some rooms look like they supposedely look everyday, others look like they were told to showcase particular hobbies, others like the idea was to depict stereotypes. Ben from Dallas is the perfect example for this. Thus, the series exhibits some interesting views, but getting an idea how people typically sleep around the world is not possible.
A nice thing, though, is that most of these people look rather happy...even if the rooms look what would be considered "poor" from a Western point of view.
dude, let me tell you. Gun owners are like most collectors, super proud of their stuff, lol. I'd have thought that it was something akin to 'depicting stereotypes' before I stayed with a family friend in Savannah with my fiance, and said friend immediately begins to show us all of the guns he has for basically little reason other than 'guns are cool.' I had never seen so many guns in one place in person before.
To bad a lot of these shots are staged, not really representing how the rooms usually look.
Despite the fact that some rooms seem to ''be prepared'' for the photoshoot, I like the concept. It's eye-opening, interesting and definetely ''feeds'' your curiosity.
The fisheye photos make me dizzy...
This is a very interesting, and informative article, but I feel it is rather "biased". Although the different rooms show culture and the lifestyles of people around the world, most of them are based of personaloty, gender, or career. Especially eith the one that is all pink. But, this is entirely my opinion.
*personality
*the
Staged or not it still is interesting to see what others have or don't have in their bedrooms.
couldn't stand the severe fish eye lense. No real scope of space. But a nice snippet into the lives of some strangers.
Would have enjoyed it more if it hadn't been sterotypicalized. It's blatantly staged. Very sad it would have been such an interesting series.
Sad representation of America.
I don't see anything wrong with Colombia and Brazil as American too.. Remember separate by country not by continent.
Look at some of the rooms was so messy, I don't even want to know what other rooms look like. And some of them makes me realized how grateful I really am. I might not be rich but I have a decent bed to sleep every night compare to them sleep on the floor
The impression I get from this list is that... French guys are quite messy.... ^_^"
wow, i love it https://imomguide.com/
This is not accurate at all I'm from Egypt and that is not how rooms in Egypt look the room that they showed is for someone who is poor
And as always, India is poor. Whoever you are, please take a more holistic look at things.
They seem to have asked for the people to pull out all their stuff... Some barely had enough to cover the pillow, many didn't have pillows, some had so much that it was overwhelming... but the thing that bugged me was the way he captured the rooms from above and rounded everything off, to make every room claustrophobic-ly small and almost cartoonish. Very weird...
I don't understand how any of these are comparable. If it's trying to convey different cultures throughout the 'millennial' generation (what even is that??) then they should choose a closer age bracket. You can't compare a 17 year olds style to a 30 year olds style in the same country, let alone across different ones.
Not a single room I would feel comfortable in. But they surely are interesting. Most of them. Some. :x
This's nice topic. Ths for nice photos.
Wow. No more guilt about my messy room!
The series is a bit odd. I wonder what the people were told...some rooms look like they supposedely look everyday, others look like they were told to showcase particular hobbies, others like the idea was to depict stereotypes. Ben from Dallas is the perfect example for this. Thus, the series exhibits some interesting views, but getting an idea how people typically sleep around the world is not possible.
A nice thing, though, is that most of these people look rather happy...even if the rooms look what would be considered "poor" from a Western point of view.
dude, let me tell you. Gun owners are like most collectors, super proud of their stuff, lol. I'd have thought that it was something akin to 'depicting stereotypes' before I stayed with a family friend in Savannah with my fiance, and said friend immediately begins to show us all of the guns he has for basically little reason other than 'guns are cool.' I had never seen so many guns in one place in person before.
To bad a lot of these shots are staged, not really representing how the rooms usually look.
Despite the fact that some rooms seem to ''be prepared'' for the photoshoot, I like the concept. It's eye-opening, interesting and definetely ''feeds'' your curiosity.
The fisheye photos make me dizzy...
This is a very interesting, and informative article, but I feel it is rather "biased". Although the different rooms show culture and the lifestyles of people around the world, most of them are based of personaloty, gender, or career. Especially eith the one that is all pink. But, this is entirely my opinion.
*personality
*the
Staged or not it still is interesting to see what others have or don't have in their bedrooms.
couldn't stand the severe fish eye lense. No real scope of space. But a nice snippet into the lives of some strangers.
Would have enjoyed it more if it hadn't been sterotypicalized. It's blatantly staged. Very sad it would have been such an interesting series.
Sad representation of America.
I don't see anything wrong with Colombia and Brazil as American too.. Remember separate by country not by continent.
Look at some of the rooms was so messy, I don't even want to know what other rooms look like. And some of them makes me realized how grateful I really am. I might not be rich but I have a decent bed to sleep every night compare to them sleep on the floor
The impression I get from this list is that... French guys are quite messy.... ^_^"
wow, i love it https://imomguide.com/
This is not accurate at all I'm from Egypt and that is not how rooms in Egypt look the room that they showed is for someone who is poor
And as always, India is poor. Whoever you are, please take a more holistic look at things.
They seem to have asked for the people to pull out all their stuff... Some barely had enough to cover the pillow, many didn't have pillows, some had so much that it was overwhelming... but the thing that bugged me was the way he captured the rooms from above and rounded everything off, to make every room claustrophobic-ly small and almost cartoonish. Very weird...
I don't understand how any of these are comparable. If it's trying to convey different cultures throughout the 'millennial' generation (what even is that??) then they should choose a closer age bracket. You can't compare a 17 year olds style to a 30 year olds style in the same country, let alone across different ones.
Not a single room I would feel comfortable in. But they surely are interesting. Most of them. Some. :x
This's nice topic. Ths for nice photos.
Wow. No more guilt about my messy room!