Photographer Matej Peljhan puts a twist on classic children's book The Little Prince with a touching series featuring a 12-year-old boy living with muscular dystrophy.

Luka's degenerative disease restricts his physical movement to only small gestures made with his hands. He cannot bathe, dress or feed himself, but he still manages to use his limited movements — and unlimited imagination — to sketch on small pieces of paper.

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Peljhan brought Luka's playful imagination to life with Le Petit Prince, a collection of photographs inspired by the boy's dreams of a life beyond his wheelchair.

In an email to Mashable, Peljhan offered insight on Luka's perspective:

He is well aware of his fate but he doesn't give in, either. He wants neither pity nor empathy but wants to stay positive and focused on the things in his life he can (still) do. He approaches all other activities he is, due to his handicapped body, unable to perform, in his own, witty way. Sometimes with the help of his imagination and virtual worlds where his creativity dashes to the sky and makes him forget his physical limitations and bonds.

The photographer didn't rely on Photoshop or special effects to create a whimsical world for Luka to be photographed in — he simply changed his perspective, literally.

Image courtesy of Matej Peljhan

Image courtesy of Matej Peljhan

Image courtesy of Matej Peljhan

Image courtesy of Matej Peljhan

Image courtesy of Matej Peljhan

Image courtesy of Matej Peljhan

Image courtesy of Matej Peljhan

Image courtesy of Matej Peljhan

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All images used with permission, Matej Peljhan