Marcus Maddox: Hey Lover

With influences ranging from 70s photographer Allen Frame to the lyrical cadence of poetry, Maddox is looking to transcend the the hyper-saturated, flash-forward style of party photography that’s remained fairly ubiquitous since the early 2000s. His moody black and white portraits instead capture the quiet, often bittersweet moments of connection and discord that occur in crowded rooms. “For me,” he says, “it was about trying to crawl back to this feeling of love that I had in a past relationship.” His work illuminates not just what’s seen, but what’s longed for. “I wanted to shoot personal stuff, capture the texture of my relationships.”