Family Resemblance is a multiyear photo project that documents and
celebrates people who are genetically related and bear a strong
resemblance to each other. As an adopted person, photographer Eric
Mueller always wondered how it would feel to look like someone else. At
age forty-five, when he saw a photo of his birth mother for the first
time, it triggered the idea to photograph family members with shared
physical characteristics. Over the course of three years Mueller
photographed around 700 people -- from newborns to nonagenarians -- and
asked them what it's like to resemble each other. The result is Family
Resemblance, a book exploring the special bond that certain family
members share. Interlaced with the photos are quotes from project
participants, revealing how resembling one another has affected their
lives and relationships.