Medicine & Art
Medicine is a precise, disciplined, and scientific field. Yet within the surgical field, there are also moments of silence, gestures of care, and images of striking beauty. To look closely is to discover that even in the most technical of settings, art quietly resides.
Through photography, the operating room becomes more than a place of intervention — it transforms into a space of human connection. Pupils, hands, instruments, and light combine to form visual narratives that reveal both fragility and strength.
Between medicine and art lies a dialogue: one seeks to preserve life, the other to preserve meaning. In uniting them, photography creates a bridge, showing that beauty can be found even where few expect to see it.
The last image before anesthesia: lights, masks, and the unknown. Selected among the Top 10 at the Euroanaesthesia Photo Contest 2013, Barcelona. Nikon D7000, f18 1/60s ISO 100.
The moment of light: a newborn is shown to the parents just seconds after birth. Nikon D600, f4 1/125s ISO 400.
The unfolding of sight: the intraocular lens gently opens at the end of cataract surgery. Nikon D7000, f13 1/160s ISO 100.
A usual surgical procedure: surgeons at the forefront, while the anesthesiologist stands in the background, preparing the next drug. Not selected in the 2013 Euroanaesthesia Photo Contest, yet one of my favorite images. Nikon D600 f5 1/160s ISO 250.
Through that door you enter, lie down, we make you sleep — and heal you. An empty operating table awaits under the surgical lights. Nikon D7000 f3.5 1/200 ISO 3200.
The first breath of life: two newborns resting side by side, wrapped in warmth and hope. Nikon D7000, f3 1/30s ISO 100.
A drop in focus: precision and subtlety in the operating room. Cover image of Euroanaesthesia 2013, awarded 4th place in the Photo Contest. Nikon D7000, f10 1/25s ISO 3200.
Teamwork at birth: doctors and nurses united in care, as a newborn takes the first steps of life. Nikon D7000 f2.5 1/1250 ISO 110.
Silent hospital corridor — where light and shadows meet, evoking both solitude and mystery. Ricoh GRIIIx, f6.3 1/125s ISO 3200.