Photographer Kate T Parker followed the journey of Sam, her nephew, from the day he was born to his adoption by her sister and brother-in-law and his meeting with the rest of her extended family.
Parker told BuzzFeed: "We are so in love with this amazing little man who has brought such joy into our lives. There are so many wonderful and interesting things I am documenting: the power of love, the agonising wait (and then elation) of adoption, the welcoming of another life into our clan, and what it means to be a biracial family."
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