Anjelica opens her eyes I see you cover up your eyes You lie on your bed and look away A self-portrait in my room, alone Jack and Sofia embrace Sam shows his phone Touching tongues and feeling close Friends wrestle Making out Running through the room with wine In our salad days of youth Leaving the train on the fly Looking off, she turns away from Matt Maraya looks up at Avi on the train Kissing a friend on the balcony Sofia, Jack, and Nikki walk past the bar American dream girl Climbing up to the roof You lie on top of your childhood home Stevie looks up Ella smokes Softly lying in the bed Jensen and Violette kiss She was me (a stab of chthonic recognition) On your bed, you saw me deeply Hey Lover (2025) back cover





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.



Book


9 x 11 in
112 pages, 60 images
Edition of 500
Pomegranate Press, 2025



Slideshow


DCP
9 minutes
2024


Press


‘Talking Love and Natural Light With Marcus Maddox’
Interview Magazine, 2025

2025 Lucie Photo Book Prize Finalist (Independent Category)



For commissions please contact:
mmaddoxstudio@gmail.com










“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.”

— The Photographers’ Gallery, London