Maciej Max Dominik | Infatuation / 2024

Infatuation / 2024
by Maciej Max Dominik

Infatuation is a black-and-white photographic series that explores intense, obsessive desire and sensual surrender. The series uses intimate close-ups of intertwined female forms, flowing hair, and raw skin textures. These images capture the overwhelming power of physical attraction and emotional fixation. Dramatic lighting and minimalist composition emphasize tension, vulnerability, and ecstatic closeness.

Maciej Max Dominik

“These images capture the overwhelming power of physical attraction and emotional fixation. Dramatic lighting and minimalist composition emphasize tension, vulnerability, and ecstatic closeness.”

I have practiced photography for 16 years. For 12 years, I ran my own studio – MaxFashion – Studio Fotograficzne. My studio specialized in product and commercial photography for clients from Germany, England, Italy, Norway, Poland, and China. That experience taught me precision, control over light, and post-production discipline. I now bring these skills to fine art photography.

For several years, I have also been working in graphic design, advanced image retouching, and digital art. My works have been exhibited in notable galleries across Europe – including Milan, Rome, and Quebec – with upcoming shows planned in New York and Tokyo. I am also a member of the Italian Artists’ Association PitturiAmo, where my fine art works are presented online:
pitturiamo.com/it/pittore-contemporaneo/maciej-max-dominik-31658.html

In my artistic practice, I focus on the human figure and its relationship with light, movement, and fabric. I use controlled lighting and kinetic elements, such as wind, silk, and hair. Careful post-production helps to reduce color and emphasize form, texture, and tonal nuances. My work covers photography, deep graphic retouching, and digital printing.

Contrast drives my work: strength and sensitivity, stillness and motion, exposure and concealment. When I reduce images to black and white, I highlight the body’s architecture and show how light shapes surfaces. My photographs treat the body both as a physical presence and a shifting landscape. I explore how gesture, floating fabric, and shadow can reveal temperament, memory, and desire—without using narrative details.

Maciej Max Dominik
eMail: maciej@noirsilk.eu
Website: https://noirsilk.eu/
Instagram: @noirsilk_eu