He was born in Munich, Germany on March 12, 1968. In his early years he was influenced by photographers August Sander, Bernd Becher, and Hilla Becher. Schoeller studied photography at Lette Verein in Berlin. Martin Schoeller is a New York-based photographer whose style of "hyper-detailed close ups" is distinguished by similar treatment of all subjects whether they are celebrities or unknown.
My favourite thing about his work is how detailed the faces are. All of the subjects of the images have the same facial expression, I personally believe this represents the equality between everyone, regardless of their status in society. The images are almost raw, (with them all wearing simple makeup) its like Schoeller is trying to show the truth about the people being photographed through his art.