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Marcos Balbino

Marcos Balbino

Light and Silence in Surgery

A visual journey through the hidden world of the operating theatre. These black-and-white images expose the tension, precision, and humanity of medical practice — where each gesture balances between life, loss, and rebirth.

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Marcos Balbino

I am a physician, anesthesiologist, and clinical researcher — someone whose daily life unfolds within the boundaries of precision, vigilance, and silence. Yet, beyond the operating room, I have always been irresistibly drawn to light — to its contrasts, to the way it sculpts reality and reveals what words cannot. Photography entered my life as a rediscovery rather than a new pursuit. The same discipline that medicine demands — observation, timing, and respect for the invisible — now finds its reflection in the act of seeing. Every image I create stems from that intersection: where science meets sensibility, where the sterile light of the surgical lamp transforms into a metaphor for life itself. In my photographic work, I explore the dialogue between shadow and illumination — the constant tension between presence and absence, fragility and endurance. Hospitals, streets, skies, and faces become stages where the invisible becomes visible. I often feel as though I was born with wings but only recently realized I could fly. Photography has given me that flight — a way to transcend the technical boundaries of my profession and touch something profoundly human. Through color and contrast, through silence and reflection, I seek to translate the essence of moments that live in the threshold between breath and light.

Marcos Balbino

Photographic Areas of Focus

Landscapes, Nature, People, Street, Travel

Location

Brazil

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