Surgeons at work: portraits: This set is the final third of my OR trilogy. The photos are candid portraits of surgeons plying their trade. I intended these images to demonstrate the...

doxphoto Loc: Allentown, PA

This set is the final third of my OR trilogy. The photos are candid portraits of surgeons plying their trade. I intended these images to demonstrate the dedication and concentration of these masters doing what they do best: healing the ill.

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Amator21 Loc: California

doxphoto wrote:

This set is the final third of my OR trilogy. The photos are candid portraits of surgeons plying their trade. I intended these images to demonstrate the dedication and concentration of these masters doing what they do best: healing the ill.

Great series, Maybe the seriousness of what is being done is enhanced by the B&W.
Poul.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Excellent work!

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

doxphoto wrote:

This set is the final third of my OR trilogy. The photos are candid portraits of surgeons plying their trade. I intended these images to demonstrate the dedication and concentration of these masters doing what they do best: healing the ill.

Interesting.
I watched the first surgery in an OR I designed and was just completed.
It is fun to see it being used for good.

CindyHouk Loc: Nw MT

Beautiful set of something that most people will hopefully never have to see but we are all so glad they are there for us!

eagle80 Loc: Kutztown, PA

Great set Doc.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

doxphoto wrote:

This set is the final third of my OR trilogy. The photos are candid portraits of surgeons plying their trade. I intended these images to demonstrate the dedication and concentration of these masters doing what they do best: healing the ill.

Good series.
My wife is a retired Surgical RN and about 40 years ago she had a part time side job for a while selling video gear for use in the OR to make a record and to use for teaching.
She brought home some stuff that she and our son watched that had me leaving the room.
She asked why, after all I was a hunter and fisherman and raised partly on my Grandparent's farm and then a Vietnam Vet. I told her it was totally different circumstances, what she had on tape was calmly planned and then done over a long period of time while everything I had done was mostly sudden and short.

I mean a video of a guy on an OR table with a bent leg and all the muscle and skin hanging under it in an arc while a surgeon worked on the knee joint!!! And in freaking full color with sound track. A powered bone saw makes finger nails on a chalk board sound like pretty bird songs.

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

Great set Dox. Good work on the B&W!

doxphoto Loc: Allentown, PA

Thank you everyone for the kind comments!

doxphoto Loc: Allentown, PA

I believe that’s true for sure

frjack Loc: Boston, MA

Superb work. Will leave it at that.

medphotog Loc: Witness protection land

Nice captures. Reminds me of days of old at the "office." Funny(?) story, we got a TWX from DC that all media departments were "highly suggested" to "go through our files" and send at least 2 images to central office (IIRC, with no reason given) and to FedEx them back within a day or two. Of course, we gave all the slides to the requestor so all I had was out takes of "stuff" on the light table. I ran up to the OR and took a couple quick images of the assistant chief of surgery (good guy, good friend) processed them and dutifully sent them off. I later transferred to another medical center and when I/we went to the BPA meeting (I think San Antonio) there was this show and tell display with my image of Wayne. I pointed it out to my (new) boss and he got highly PO'ed because he'd put a couple of shooters on the project and had submitted ~20 images. (Most made the slide show that accompanied the display)
He grumbled about it for awhile, then started pointing it out as an image by his new hire. In retrospect I wish I had taken more "people pictures" of those scrubbed in. Sometimes I really do miss it.

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

It's amazing what these doctors can do! Nice coverage.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Great series.
--Bob

doxphoto wrote:

This set is the final third of my OR trilogy. The photos are candid portraits of surgeons plying their trade. I intended these images to demonstrate the dedication and concentration of these masters doing what they do best: healing the ill.

Tdearing Loc: Rockport, TX

Well done.