Max Doyle – Drums

Overview

Max Doyle is one busy dude. In between photographing the bold and the beautiful for leading publications such as Vogue, Nylon and Elle, he is also the editor in chief of Doingbird, plays in the Sydney band Songs, coaches girl's soccer, and is even set to venture into film making. The self-confessed “odd” and “revengeful” photographer is intrigued by the simplicity of flash; “the great thing about [it] is that it freezes movement, so everything goes off in crazy directions, and … you never see that … with your eyes, [and that] makes it even more other-worldly, I think.”

From humble beginnings as a photographer's assistant in London during his late twenties, Max is now a fashion photographer in high demand. Pick up a recent issue of Australian Vogue and chances are there will not only be a photoshoot by Max inside, he’s probably responsible for the cover image too.

Not one to slow down, the multi-talented Max Doyle is about to bring his latest collection Drums to Nine Lives Gallery. Touring as the front man of The Songs with bands such as Spoon and Deerhunter, Max has been documenting how a drum kit endures during a gig via a series of before an after shots. The resulting exhibition is Drums, a collection of around 50 shots taken while on tour over the last few years. Amongst the intriguing visuals, the opening night will feature talented local drummers including Nick Norton, Alex Gilles and Susie Patten