Adorable Photos of an Old Man and His Dolphin Balloon

By Emily Temple

Jan. 25, 2013

Stockholm-based photographer Viktor Gårdsäter’s series Balloon Man’s Last Walk, which we spotted over at Booooooom, gives us warm feelings all over. These gorgeous shots of a handsome old man roaming the streets and countryside with a dolphin-shaped balloon are somehow both melancholy and whimsical, reminders of the joy and wonder of life as well as of its inevitable conclusion. Click through to go on a journey with the balloon man, and then be sure to wander on over to Gårdsäter’s website to see much more of his wonderful photography.

Photo credit: Viktor Gårdsäter