Playing with a hose in the garden… splashing around at the local pond… hitching a ride on Dad’s shoulders… these are the simple joys that made so many of our early days special. Pleasures we soaked up with all the enthusiasm and reckless abandon of childhood that now exist only as rose-colored memories.

But 500px photographer Olya Nagornaya‘s kids will have more than memories to look back on when they grow up—they’ll have gorgeous photos that capture the warmth and comfort of those moments.

Olya is another in a line of incredible parent photographers on 500px who spend much of their time capturing the special moments in their children’s lives. Photographers like Elena Shumilova and Adrian Murray have made their name capturing photos like this, and if you like any of their photos you’ll want to follow Olya as well.

Here are some of our favorite images from her account:

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To see more from Olya or follow along as she continues to take and upload these beautiful pictures, be sure to pay her 500px account a visit and click that Follow button.