Photographer Compares Family Resemblance in his Striking Genetic Portraits

Check out genetics at work and see how family resemblance and age compare with these stunning portraits. 

Despite very different eye colors and shapes, the family resemblance is clear. His seamless work in blending the two images is a perfect portrayal of the phrase, “like father, like son”.

Actually, the pair are a year apart but they look almost identical. The biggest difference we can see is the haircut. If you take a closer look you’ll notice there are some subtle differences such as the eye color.

It also calls into question one of the main reasons for this photo series: the comparison of family traits based on age. You might notice some small age signs in Ulric that are not present in his younger brother such as thinning hair or darker circles around the eyes.

But when you take a closer look you will see the family resemblance is glaring. The shape of their faces and noses are almost identical. Mathieu has a good look into what he will likely look like in the future by seeing his dad.

The black and white hair contrast is reminiscent of Cruella DeVille! But their eyes are such a similar color blue and their bone structure is shockingly similar. The biggest differences we can see are the shape of their eyes and their eyebrows.

You can see the difference 5 years can make! Their hair is obviously thinner, but that family resemblance remains. The similarities are truly striking.

It’s so incredible how similar the two really are. Their noses, mouths, and cheeks are all almost the exact same. They’d be twins if one of them dyed their hair and popped in some color contacts.

If we took away the makeup and hairstyles, they would look almost exactly alike. But we like this comparison for showing how your own unique style can really change the way you look!

This is mostly because of the way their styles have changed. We can also see how they have very different teeth. One wears darker makeup than the other. And they’ve kind of swapped hairstyles with each other based on that first photo.

But, their hair color really shapes their faces differently and makes them look pretty different. Additionally, while their eyes are the same beautiful shade of brown they are such different shapes.

Genetics is a wild thing. You can tell the subtle differences such as the fact that Sandrine’s face is slimmer than that of her brother’s and her lips are more full.

Their hair texture, skin tone, and eye color are all obvious similarities. But, they also share some similar freckles! The facial hair makes it clear what the older brother is between the two.

It’s so obvious how similar kids can look to their parents and how traits are passed down from generation to generation. Not to mention, Kristof’s mom has aged with such grace. He should hope to have the same fortune!

Both ladies have incredible curly hair. Isabelle can expect to keep those luscious locks for years to come. It looks like they share almost every other facial characteristic as well.

It’s a fascinating comparison to see her against her mother and father. Naturally, she inherited her mother’s darker eyes because the light eyes of her father are a recessive gene.

Their facial features are almost identical if you look past the fine lines on Ham’s face. Some differences do include the eyes and nose shape, but the family resemblance is still glaring.

Even their slight smiles are identical. One thing is for sure. This stunning family ages gracefully and we have no doubt Sophea will as well.

This image portrays the features we have that change with age. Our ears, noses, and lips will all grow and change throughout our life. But, we think a comparison of Ulric at his daughter’s age next to Ismaelle would be strikingly similar.

Their lips vary as well; however, we can see they both share those freckles. Interestingly, this is not a trait they inherited from their father so it must be one carried down from their mother’s side.

Interestingly, despite the fact that the pair are further away in age than any of the precious pairs, they remain strikingly similar. In fact, we would not be surprised if someone had told us this was her mother rather than her grandma.

The eye color is unmistakable and the noses are nearly the same. Not even the facial hair can cover up the family resemblance we see here clear as day.

One may have hair on his head while the other does not. One might have blue eyes while the other has brown. But, they’re certainly brothers, through and through.

We find it interesting that they managed to grow almost the exact same facial hair. And, there’s no mistaking their eyes as those of brothers. The most striking difference between them is the hair on their head.

The deep brown color of their eyes is unmistakably the same. Clearly, Genevieve has some high bone structure and these subtle differences make it clear that they got different traits from mom and dad.

Despite the difference in age, the two siblings look like carbon copies of one another. A few fine lines and some facial hair are not enough to disguise the fact that these two are obviously closely related.

Their eye color is definitely not the same. Nor is their eye shape. But their expression is the same and their faces from the nose down might as well be the same person.

We’re continuously amazed by the different ways that genes can manifest in different ways and make people look unique while still bearing such close resemblance.

It is in fact two sisters side by side. One is 19 years old and the other is 16. The only difference we can really notice is the eye shape. One sister has more of a hooded eyelid than the other, but the difference is so slight we had to take a good hard look to see it.

The women are 22 and 25 years old, respectively. All the major features are different. One sister has large brown eyes while the other has green pens with hooded eyelids. One sister has a slender nose while the other has a more broad bridge.