ABSTRACT
As part of an empirical research project about how children experience and perceive modern institutionalised childhood,1 eighty-eight Danish children between 5 and 12 years old have been telling us about the many arenas of their everyday life including their neighbourhoods. The children lived in thirteen different parts of Denmark from cities and provincial towns to small villages and islands, reflecting the varied locations in which Danish children live their childhoods. In the course of one week, the children photographed the places they frequented, collecting images about what they were doing, who they were with and what was important and meaningful to them. Subsequently, we carried out interviews with the children, where they told us about the details of the photographs and elaborated on the significance of the places and spaces in their everyday lives. The material presented in this chapter consists of photographic documentation and oral narratives, as photographed and told by the children themselves.
