Perspective | The Little Prince



Today I found a beautiful meeting of reality and art. I mean oh my gosh, this little boy. How touching and poetic is this series entitled, "The Little Prince"?  The boy, Luka suffers from Muscular Dystrophy (which has confined him to a wheelchair) and photographer Matej Peljhan (whom himself suffered injuries at age 10 from some explosive devices, scattered around during the World War II that left him without an arm or eye) set out to create an imaginary world for Luka where he could skateboard, play basketball, even scuba dive.  Things he can't do in real life, things most of us take for granted.  The images speak for themselves.





See more from Matej and Luka's series here.  Via Creative Boom.

Jan Halvarson

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

These photos are lovely, it was only when I read your commentary that I realised the little boy had a problem. Thank you for sharing them.
Jacqueline

Sonia / COZY MEMORIES said...

Puts everything in perspective indeed.
What a beautiful & thoughtful idea from this photographer.
Thank you for sharing, Jan.
xo

Unknown said...

some of the most touchingly, sad photos I've ever seen. What a beautiful gift to give a sick boy, but how heart wrenching that he has to endure a life of debilitating illness.

Annie said...

Woww, what a cool project. Utterly touching on every level. Thank you for sharing.

Unknown said...

I love these pictures. The innocence of them, it's so touching. And I absolutely adore how someone took some time and made Luka's day.

LittleSunshine said...

This reminded me of this photo-series I saw on facebook posted by a friend of a friend http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=554814550834&set=a.554814500934.2024808.80300415&type=1&theater

AMAZING and so are these of Lukas!

Unknown said...

inspiring and simply beautiful. goes to show that photography can have a bigger impact than we seem to think. this takes it a whole step further.

heather@grillfusion said...

Beautiful and Inspiring!!!

Cari Byers said...

These are wonderful, beautiful , creative heart warming pictures. Truly touching thanks fo sharing

Stel said...

AMAZING.

I accidentally stumbled onto your blog, and am wowed by this.

Anonymous said...

I love these, they are so fresh & inspiring!

Unknown said...

What wonderful photos! It must have been a playful session for child and parent!

Renée Anne Bouffard-McManus said...

very awesome!