For the sake of completeness, here's a general view of the classroom.

Very good!!!

very expressive

GREAT!

It seems like I should add some bottom

Very emotional!

Sensual, strong!

Great!!! Such emotions!

with flash or something?

Maxanin, can't you see it from the reflections in the eyes, with a softbox )))
Find this kid in the group photo, he's sitting so that the light from the door illuminates him from the front, and the background behind him is illuminated by another door, you can see everything.

I really love photos like this!

ega, I see - and still don’t understand - this is almost a report - I think there was plenty of natural light there

Maxanin, added to the first comment: how do you imagine a photographer traveling alone with digital, medium format, and studio lighting? )))
In those parts, electricity only lasts two hours a day in the evening.

sings a prayer under the teacher's guidance.

with such feeling and such a strong look... and yet he's just a baby... very cool!

ega, Well, the processing is so incomprehensible

Absolutely awesome!

Nice photo.

It's not for nothing that the eyes are the mirror of the soul

...how cute ))))

The reportage and documentary photography are top-notch!

This work is truly unique, even for the author. Respect.

Hmm? I don't know. I don't know yet.

very emotional

like....

No need for a general view of the class)

Powerful shot!

A powerful shot. But with such a central composition, it's difficult to read.

real!

Lively, emotional!

Those eyes are out of this world. I saw the preview and immediately thought it was Yegor, and I was right. Do they all have such a strong gaze???? I'm guessing many of them do.