Touching Portraits Of Elderly Animals Help Photographer Deal With Fear Of Old Age

sa Leshko, a talented photographer from Pennsylvania in the U.S., has found a unique and touching way to explore her own fear of old age and death. For her Elderly Animal project, she set out to take intimate and tender portraits of various domestic and farm animals in the winter years of their lives.

Handsome One, Thoroughbred Horse, Age 33
Blue, Australian Kelpie, Age 19

Finn Sheep, Age 12

Embden Goose, Age 28


Rooster, Age Unknown
Pumpkin, Morgan Arabian Horse, Age 28
Ash, Domestic White Turkey, Age 8

Teresa, Yorkshire Pig, Age 13
Marino, Bronze Turkey, Age 5
Kelly, Irish Wolfhound, Age 11
Bobby, White Domestic Duck, Age 11
Phyllis, Southdown Sheep, Age 13
Sierra, White Holland Turkey, Age 3
Red, Chow Mix, Age 14+
Violet, Potbellied Pig, Age 12
Abe, Alpine Goat, Age 21
Kiri, Great Plains Wolf, Age 17