Elena Shumilova received her first professional camera in 2012 and shortly after began capturing images of her young sons.
The Mum-of-two from Andreapol, Russia, documents the special relationship between her sons, Yaroslav, aged five, and two-year-old, Vanya, and the animals near the family home.
The 32-year-old plans to continue snapping the boys adventures with the rabbits, dogs, cats and ducks.
There is simply no denying the special bond between the toddlers and their furry friends is magical.
Elena writes: “Children and animals – they’re my life. As a mum of two sons we spend a lot of time on the farm, so I often shoot my boys with dogs, rabbits and ducks.
“I prefer to use natural light – both inside and outside. I love all sorts of light conditions – street lights, candle light, fog, smoke, rain and snow – everything that give visual and emotional depth to the image.
“When shooting these pictures, I largely trust my intuition and inspiration when I compose photos of my children with animals.
“I get inspired mainly by desire to express something I feel, though I usually cannot tell exactly what that is until I have taken the shot of them with the animals.”
To see more of Elena’s spectacular work, you can visit the photographer’s Flickr photostream and 500px.
