Canadian-Nigerian photographer Judith Nwokocha gave birth to twins who are truly extraordinary. Her son, Kamis, has dark skin, hair, and eyes like his mother, while his identical sister, Kachi, is albino.
Judith recalled her first scan: “They told me, ‘you’re having a baby,’ and I said, ‘no, I’m having two.’ I knew without a doubt.” Later, she learned that Kachi might not survive as she had stopped growing at seven weeks. “The doctors told me she might not make it—I’m so grateful she did,” Judith said.
When Kachi was born, she didn’t cry initially, leaving Judith worried. “I was shocked—I thought they had handed me somebody else’s baby. I didn’t believe she was mine.” But once she realized both twins were healthy, Judith said, “I was just glad she was perfect. Other than her different color, she looks exactly like me.”
Raising an albino child brought challenges, especially concerns about society’s reaction. “It took me a while to accept I’d be raising an albino. I worried about how people would treat her,” Judith admitted. Despite these worries, Kachi and Kamis share a close bond, and Judith doesn’t let societal judgment trouble her.
To Judith, her twins are perfect, and their uniqueness only adds to their beauty. “They are lucky to have one another,” she says.
