Facing Melanoma Together Photo Series
Portraits of Patients, Loved Ones, & Researchers Together on the Front Lines
This stirring series brings melanoma patients, survivors, and loved ones together with clinicians and scientists to celebrate the power of research. The series, photographed by celebrated film-photographer, Lara Porzak, was shot in five cities throughout the United States.
Porzak, a three-time melanoma survivor, specializes in capturing energy and emotion in stirring photographs while working only in black and white film.
Amanda Eilian
For Amanda, Research is Personal
Debra Black
From Health Scare to Transformative Change
Brandon Barniea
Stage 4 to NED: Every day is a Blessing
Kai Wucherpfennig, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Christine Eddy
Thriving 10+ Years Later
Curran Schiefelbein
Even in Loss, Research Means Hope
Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Daisy Helman
Melanoma Isn't Just Another Skin Cancer
Jedd Wolchok, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
David Henry
Stable Disease & Cautious Optimism
Debbie Likes
Melanoma Free & Living Scan-to-Scan
Rizwan Haq, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Derrick Queen
Wiser & Stronger – Life after Metastatic Melanoma
Hensin Tsao, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Ellen Davis
Working to Take the Luck Out of Melanoma
Evan Lipson, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Karen O’Connor
Living Well, Despite Stable Disease
Margaret Oplinger
Putting Her Faith in Research & Her Doctor
Michael Dougan, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Mark Lashway
Four Years After Treatment, Still NED
Suzanne Topalian, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Melissa Walling
From Sun Worshiper to Melanoma Advocate
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Melanoma Clinical Trial Champion
Omid Hamid, MD
The Angeles Clinic & Research Center
Minerva Quezada
The Ups and Downs of Mucosal Melanoma
Stephanie Dougan, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Kate O'Neil
Honoring Her Sister & Celebrating Science
Mary Jo Rogers
Research Will Get Us There
Ryan Sullivan, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital