Long a source of fascination, twins have often been a theme of myth and legend. The founding of Rome by Romulus and Remus is one of the many instances that spring to mind. Even when separated at birth, twins usually have uncannily similar tastes, habits and life experiences. In this landmark photographic study, Martin Schoeller uses his distinctive close-up portrait style to examine 40 sets of identical twins, capturing every subtle aspect of their facial structure and expressions. We notice the myriad similarities and the seemingly miniscule - yet significant - differences.
One of the nation's most renowned photographers turns her lens to twins, hoping to capture the fascinating, often unsettling bond that exists between these special siblings. 10,000 first printing.
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Go anywhere from the 23,000-seat basketball arena to the library at the University of Kentucky and there is a good chance you will be seeing double.
http://www.today.com/news/seeing-double-university-kentucky-has-113-sets... / HTR News
Moment twin baby boys are reunited for the first time since they were born ten weeks prematurely weighing just 3Ibs each and put into separate incubators
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2954446/Moment-twin-baby-boys-re...
It's rare for regular sisters to be pregnant at the same time, but for triplet sisters to be?! That seems almost impossible.
http://fb-55.sfglobe.com/2015/02/10/triplets-are-pregnant-at-the-same-ti... / HTR News
Miles from the nearest road on the great plains of Hungary, the Papp Lukács brothers lived off the vegetables they grew and the animals they reared. Their way of life was hardly touched by modernity – though they did own a radio, and rode mopeds to market. Over several seasons in the 1980s, photographer János Stekovics made a fascinating record of their rural lives, which is now a book.
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