MAX Patrick Doyle

Out of print

Front cover of the book, MAX, by Patrick Doyle.

an intimately warm photography book

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Every purchase of this book supports the Los Angeles LGBT Center

Selected for the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art Library, National Library of Scotland and Stills Centre for Photography

About the book

Limited edition large-format paperback with loop binding. MAX collects photographs, video stills and text by Patrick Doyle.

In 2016, Patrick Doyle moved from the UK to Los Angeles to start a new life with Max Padilla, who later became his husband. After Padilla’s death in 2017, Doyle put together a photography book in tribute to his partner. After Doyle’s death in early 2018, Makina Books worked with Marion Herbain (Veronica Falls) to finish the publication.

MAX is a vivid glimpse of Doyle and Padilla’s lives together, shot in and around the couple’s Silver Lake home by Doyle on 35mm analogue film. Doyle’s eye for capturing the magic of everyday moments makes the images come alive with a sense of fun and warmth. While Doyle doesn’t appear in the photographs, there’s an unmistakable sense of his presence throughout, whether in Padilla’s sly smile, Doyle’s can of beer that’s been briefly abandoned to take a photograph, or the boner in Padilla’s boxer shorts. The book celebrates gay intimacy and sexuality, and is a poignant look at the lives of two beloved people who are gone too soon.

The book was launched with an exhibition on 4th September 2018 at The White Cubicle Toilet Gallery with Patience and Helen Skinner playing records.

 

I looked out of the window on Thursday morning and it was raining. Max didn’t like to drive in the rain, because he said that people in LA didn’t know how. It was an excuse I accepted gladly, knowing that staying home with him all day would be more fun than any road trip. So now when it rains, I think of those days I spent with Max, hiding indoors. Listening to records, running out to steal coffee creamers from the 7-eleven, or watching him dance around the living room in his underwear. And maybe then, the rain won’t seem so bad.

 

– Patrick Doyle, 2018

Press

Patrick Doyle

About the author

Patrick Doyle was a musician born in Scotland, who played in bands including Veronica Falls, Correcto and The Royal We. He made solo music as Boys Forever and Basic Plumbing. The Guardian recognised him as ‘a one-man greatest hits collection.’ He died at age 32, in March 2018.

Max Padilla was an LA-based publicist and journalist, whose writing appeared in publications including The Los Angeles Times and WWD. He died in September 2017.

Specification

Format
Paperback
Trim Size
210 x 297 mm
Pagination
48 pp
Illustrations Colour
50 colour
Publication Date
4 September 2018
Edition Details
Loop binding
Designer
Robin Christian and Marion Herbain