They say a picture is worth a thousand words, yet in this case, all of the pictures say the same four words: "I need a family".
The Heart Gallery of Central Texas is a traveling art exhibit that shows photographs of children waiting to find a forever family.
"I'm really hoping that we can find him a family soon because it's sad to see when they give up," Tracy Eilers, with the Adoption Coalition, said.
Many of the faces in the gallery have been photographed before by the Heart Gallery. Some were first captured as children and then again as teenagers.
By Thursday, about a 140 faces will hang on the walls in the Spazio furniture gallery in downtown Austin for potential parents to see.
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Heart Gallery
News 8's Catie Beck visits Spazio as the Heart Gallery sets up for a display that will hopefully unite the children in these pictures with forever families.
 
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The photographers who take the pictures try to capture the essence of the child, the face that conveys how they truly feel.
"We said we want you to capture the spirit and personality like the little smirk on Preston, I mean you can tell he's a joker, he likes to have fun, he's got a little confidence," Eilers said.
But each framed face can be a window of fate. One genuine expression can be all it takes to change the picture.
"I walked through here and there were like a hundred pictures on the wall, and I thought 'There's a hundred children who need a home, seriously could one be mine?'" Barbra Marion said.
She took two, and isn't ruling out the power of these pictures to work again.
"I would not be a mother right now, I can say that for sure," Marion said.
A picture isn't always perfect, but it can sure say a lot.
