The photographer captures the moment his three-year-old son found him napping and decided to join him

Dotun Ajao had been juggling a typical Saturday of errands, chores and caring for his three-year-old son, Ireyao. The tired dad had snuck off for a nap when Ireyao found him, and, instead of asking for a snack or to play as he usually would, the toddler quietly climbed into bed and used his father’s head as a pillow.

“I was overwhelmed by the sweetness of it,” says the Lagos-born photographer, who now lives in Norfolk. “I picked up my phone to check the time but then I thought, what if we captured this?”