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He spoke of his mentor, Howard
Schatz, MD, a renowned photog-
rapher and former retina specialist,
who used fluorescein on models.
"He described a technique of
dripping fluorescein on people and
using blue gelled strobes. I started
doing that. … It makes for a hell of
a mess, but it's always visually wild."
Dr. Safran's work has been rec-
ognized with large format installa-
tions at local hospitals and medical
Source (all): Marc Safran, MD
practices, by the Irish airline Aer
Lingus' "Wish You Were Here" con-
test, in a Peace Corp calendar cover
in 2016, and with gold and silver
medalist awards in 2015, 2016, and
2017 in the Graphis Photography
annual competition.
He also displays some of it in
his office waiting room, and he
thinks that there is a "transference
of trust from my eye to [the pa-
tient]'s eye."
"If a patient sees that I'm a good
photographer, they think that I'm
a good cataract surgeon because if I
can see beauty, I can provide them
beauty to see," Dr. Safran said.
Dr. Safran spends about 25
hours a week on this labor of love.
He might take 300 pictures in a
shoot and if he gets five to six
that are good, that's considered a
successful day. But given the time
commitment and that he's only
rarely accepted payments or taken
commissions for his work, why does
he do it?
"It's exciting to create, and
there is part of me that has this
creative side. … The more I do, the
better I get, and conversely, the bet-
ter I get, the less I feel like I'm good
enough and I want to push myself,"
Dr. Safran said.
More of Dr. Safran's work
can be viewed on his website,
marcsafran.com, or on Instagram
at @marcsafranphotography. EW
Contact information
Safran: marc.safran@gmail.com
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