On Saturday, I attended the Melanoma Walk at the University of Arizona Cancer Center - North Campus. I was able to capture a celebration that showed emotion on people's faces and the excitement in their body language. This is what I wanted my viewers to see. In a place so crowded, there were such specific facial expressions and body movements that anyone could miss without documenting it in a photograph. In real-life, you only see a swarm of colorful shirts and signs, but in a photograph, you see the story that lies behind each person's facial expression.
There were 32 teams assembled at the event and each team wore their own color to represent someone in their group who had melanoma. People of all ages gathered to support the awareness of skin cancer. The event was filled with very happy individuals who were living life to the fullest. Even though it was a cloudy day, the celebration continued - and there was only positive energy. People were united in a fight against melanoma and supported the awareness of a prevalent disease.
I feel that viewers who would be most impacted by the images are people who don't have melanoma or were unaware of the fundraising event. Looking at the images without prior knowledge makes for an interesting viewing perspective.
- Michelle Weiss
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