"He began reaching out to scientific vessels and shipping companies about possible trips to facilitate a photographic project, but to no avail. Until, by chance, he met a man called Nick at a pub in London, whose family chartered large boats. "I followed up with an email, and four months later I was on the Panda 006, a 270m container ship," Max says, and the series Life Suspended Between Ports was born."
"Outside of the fact they carry large amounts of goods across the sea, and their strangely aesthetic appearance of stacked colourful metal boxes, not much is known about the inner workings of container ships, and when stepping on board, one of the first things that interested Max was a key point of contrast - "the sheer scale of the ship versus the small crew of 25", he says. "It felt like the perfect setting to explore themes of isolation, routine, and human connection.""
Max Lancaster toured a decommissioned submarine, the SAS Assegaai, in Simon's Town, South Africa, and was guided by a former crew member who described life on the boat as both isolating and full of camaraderie. Rewatching Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic intensified his interest in life at sea and the idea of living and working on the water with a mix of personalities. He contacted scientific vessels and shipping companies without success until meeting Nick in a London pub, leading to a voyage on the Panda 006, a 270m container ship. Onboard, Max noted the contrast between the ship's vast scale and its 25-person crew and adopted the crew's strict routine, sharing curry meals with them at each mealtime.
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