Recess is a important part of childhood development, but where those children play can differ dramatically between nations and even neighborhoods.
Photographer James Mollison traveled around the globe to document where children spend their lunch recesses. His new book, Playground, shows what school playgrounds look like all around the world in schools both rich and poor.
Inglewood, California — Inglewood High School
Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya — Valley View School
Tokyo, Japan — Shohei Elementary School
Tel Aviv, Israel — Holtz High School
Hull, United Kingdom — Hull Trinity House School
Bethlehem, West Bank — Aida Boys School
Kårvåg, Averøy, Norway — Utheim Skole
Freetown, Sierra Leone — Kroo Bay Primary
Brookline, Massachusetts — St. Mary of the Assumption Elementary School
Thimphu, Bhutan — Dechen Phodrang
