Michael Thomas Marlett is a Los Angeles-based photographer focused on capturing cinematic, liminal environments. Working primarily at night, his images explore themes of loneliness, isolation, memory, and the dreamlike tension between stillness and movement, creating emotionally charged urban landscapes that feel suspended in time.



His work has been featured in group exhibitions including London's Boomer Gallery "New Artists" exhibition, DTLA Art Nights emerging artists gallery, MONAD Agency’s Love Letters to LA and We Belong Here exhibits. He also received 2nd place in the Decagon Gallery’s Places and Spaces exhibition last July. Michael continues to evolve through print collections, zines, and a growing archive of night photography. Shooting with a Sony a7RIII, often using a 24mm f/1.4 to capture atmospheric depth, light, and space.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

I photograph the spaces in between—neon reflections, empty sidewalks after rain, the quiet hum of a city caught in pause. My work is rooted in liminal moments and cinematic tension, drawing influences from loneliness and isolation to evoke a sense of longing, memory, and imagined intimacy.
Through night photography, I explore emotional residue—the ache of what almost was, the ghosts of connection, the beauty in solitude. My images are not just about place, but presence—the kind you feel when no one else is watching.