I’ve spent my entire career chronicling the bonds that connect individuals, families, and communities.  In each of my previous books, the subject of adoption would come up time and time again, whether I was exploring the subject of marriage, childbirth, motherhood, adolescence or even immigration or race relations. I decided it was an important part of our society that deserved my full attention, so the concept of The Faces and Voices of Adoption was born. Faces and Voices is the culmination of four years spent traveling the country with tape recorder and camera; documenting carefully selected families who have generously agreed to share their personal experiences.
As I gaze through my camera’s viewfinder at the families before me, I’ve been amazed at the physical similarities between the children and their adopted parents. It’s often been observed that the longer a couple lives together, the more they look alike. That seems to be true for their children as well, whether or not they’re related by blood. It’s not the same hair or the same eye coloring so much as the expressions they wear on their faces. Heads tilt, eyes crinkle and mouths turn with a perceptible similarity. Their faces become a map of their shared history and it’s a wonder to behold.