At 74, former hand surgeon-turned-professional photographer Frederick Ballet is getting an art show in Chelsea, “Whispers of Color.” It’s his first solo NYC exhibition and another feather in his cap of decades of accomplishments, from the studio to the waters and the gym.

10 Mar 2025 | 02:27

Frederick Ballet, 74, of Long Beach Island, New Jersey, has no intention of slowing down. “I’ll never slow down. It’s not me to sit on the couch.”

Being a hand surgeon was never going to be enough for him. “I love orthopedics,” the retired surgeon says, and what is called “small bone surgery.” The difference...