'A time bomb for kids': a French photographer's exploration of screen culture

Teenagers showing their apps. Social media and video games dominate the lives of young people, invading their private life and personal relationships. Smartphones can be their diary, best friend, and a record of the past, or maybe their worst enemy. © Jérôme Gence

Recent research shows that children - and their parents - are spending more and more time in front of screens: 36 hours a week on average in France. Photographer Jérôme Gence's latest project "The screen generation" explores the use of devices and the consequences.

For three years, photojournalist Jérôme Gence, who is also a freelance data analyst, focused on the use of screens by children in France and in Nepal and India.