“School classes from all over the world”: a large project from a travel photographer (25 photos)

Julian Germain is a photographer and traveler from the UK. And for 11 years he visited different countries to photograph school classes. He collected more than 450 portraits from more than 20 countries. The goal of his project is to map the school environment and education system of different countries. And also simply to emotionally convey the “atmosphere of the school.” Essentially, every country has the same class model, but the differences in social structure make them unique.

Buenos Aires, Argentina





The photo was taken during a free lesson due to the absence of a teacher in 2011.

Saar, Bahrain



School for girls, 11th grade, 2007.

Manirampur, Bangladesh

3rd grade, 2009.

Dhaka, Bangladesh



Exam, 2009.

Brazil, Minas Gerais



Geography lesson, 2005.

Havana, Cuba



2nd grade, math lesson.

Dusseldorf, Germany



9th grade, politics lesson, 2007. All these photographs depict not just children, but the future: they have all grown up and mastered different professions. Perhaps their children are already starting school this year.

Osaka, Japan



Social Studies (World Survey), Commerce Topic, Third Year High School, 2009.

Lagos, Nigeria



Junior high school, 7th grade, math lesson, 2009.

Tiracanchi village, Peru



1st grade of high school, communication skills lesson, 2007.

Doha, Qatar



Religion lesson at a privileged school for boys, 2007. The division of classes or even schools based on gender is also an indicator of the country’s social policy.

Bradford, England



9th grade, mathematics lesson, 2004.

Durham, England



Mixed group, play session, 2004.

Madrid, Spain



Master class on playing cello and violin using the Suzuki method in a mixed class at a primary school.

Saint Kitts and Nevis, Caribbean



Ninth year of study, mathematics, 2015.

Horgen, Switzerland



Eighth grade, 2014. A lesson in which students study independently. It is noteworthy that the photographer noted not only the country and year of study, but also the lesson that was taking place during the shooting, which also speaks of the goals of the educational system.

Zhubei, Taiwan



Badminton club, 2009.

Oklahoma, USA



4th and 5th grades, social studies, 2006.

Manaha, Yemen



1st grade, 2007.



11th grade, history lesson, 2011.

Miskolc, Hungary



12th grade, history lesson, 2008. Hungary is not the only European country that Julian Germain visited, but there are indeed more countries in Asia and Africa. The photographer dedicated a separate album to UK schools.

Guyon, EthioPiya



10th grade, history lesson, 2009.

Sanchun, Taiwan



High school, religion class, 2009.

Tokyo, Japan



Classical Japanese lesson, 2009.

Dhaka, Bangladesh



Girls' High School, break, 2009.