Martin Schoeller

Martin Schoeller
Birth name	Martin Schoeller
Born	March 12, 1968 (1968-03-12) (age 43) Munich, Germany
Nationality	German
Training	Lette Verein in Berlin
Influenced by	August Sander, Bernd Becher, and Hilla Becher

Martin Schoeller is a New York based photographer whose style is distinguished by similar treatment of all subjects whether they are celebrities or unknown. His most recognizable work are his portraits, shot with similar lighting, backdrop, and tone. His work appears in The New Yorker, Outside Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, GQ, Esquire, and Vogue.

Biography

Born in Munich Germany on March 12, 1968. Married to Helen Rutman Schoeller, a graphic designer, in 2000.

Career

Schoeller studied photography at Lette Verein in Berlin. He came to New York in 1993 and worked as an assistant for Annie Leibovitz from 1993 to 1996. He left in 1996 to pursue his freelancing career. Schoeller has been a contributing photographer to New Yorker since 1999. A book of his portraits was published by teNeues in 2005: "Close Up: Portraits 1998-2005". Another, "Female Bodybuilders," was published by Pond Press in 2008. Stern published a portfolio of his work, "Fotographie Portfolio #54", also in 2008. Schoeller's influences include photographers August Sander, Bernd Becher, and Hilla Becher. His work is in the Permanent Collection of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.

Honors

1998-2010 American Photography Photo Annual
1999-2010 Communication Arts Photo Annual
2001-2010 Photo District News Photo Annual
2010 Best Entertainment & Celebrity cover of the 2010 ASME Cover - GQ/Clint Eastwood cover
2010 National Magazine Awards: Photo Portfolio, American Society of Magazine Editors – “The Hadza” National Geographic
2010 Medal Finalist, Society of Publication Designers – “The Actress” The New Yorker
2010 Medal Finalist, Society of Publication Designers – “The Hadza” National Geographic
2010 Medal Finalist, Society of Publication Designers – “Men of the Year Portfolio” GQ
2009 Medal Finalist, Society of Publication Designers – “Marc Jacobs Doesn’t Give a F***” GQ 2009 National Magazine Awards: Best in Entertainment/Celebrity Covers, American Society of Magazine Editors –“How to Be a Man” Issue Esquire
2008 Best Portrait Award, American Photo Images of the Year
2008 National Magazine Awards: Photojournalism, American Society of Magazine Editors – “The Interpreter” The New Yorker
2008 Cover Finalist, Society of Publication Designers –“American Gangster” Entertainment Weekly
2008 Medal Finalist, Society of Publication Designers – “George Clooney” Entertainment Weekly
2008 Merit Award, Society of Publication Designers – “Chill Will” Premiere Magazine
2008 Merit Award: Entire Issue, Society of Publication Designers – GQ
2006 Society of Publication Designers, Silver Medal "The Originals" GQ
2006 Best Celebrity Cover 2nd Place, Magazine Publishers of America – “Steve Carell” Premiere Magazine
2004 Gold Medal, Society of Publication Designers – “Tigers of the Snow: Three Generations of Great Climbing Sherpas” Outside Magazine
2004 National Magazine Awards: Photo Portfolio/Essay, American Society of Magazine Editors – “Tigers of the Snow: Three Generations of Great Climbing Sherpas” Outside Magazine
2002 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum group exhibition, "Skin: Surface, Substance, and Design"
2002 Silver Medal, Society of Publication Designers –“Hip Hop Portfolio” The New Yorker
2001 Gold Medal, Society of Publication Designers – “Sports Portfolio” The New Yorker
2000 Silver Medal, Society of Publication Designers –“Cheerleaders” Rolling Stone
2000 Best New Talent, LIFE Magazine Alfred Eisenstaedt Awards

One Person Exhibitions

2010 - 2011 National Portrait Gallery Australia
2010 Hasted Hunt, New York
2009 Curatorial Assistance, traveling exhibition
2008 Hasted Hunt, New York [1]
2007 - 2008 Ace Gallery Beverly Hills [2]
2007 Griffin Museum of Photography, Boston
2007 Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston
2006 Hasted Hunt, New York
2006 Gallery Wouter Van Leeuwen, Amsterdam
2006 Brancolini Grimaldi Contemporary Art, Florence
2005 Forma International Center of Photography, Milan
2005 Camerawork, Berlin

Noted Projects

Photographing the Pirahã tribe in northwestern Brazil for The New Yorker [3]

Schoeller's photo books

• Close Up: Portraits 1998-2005 (2005)
• Female Bodybuilders (2008)
• Martin Schoeller (2009) Stern Portfolio

References

National Geographic - The Hadza [4]

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Name	Schoeller, Martin
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Date of birth	March 12, 1968
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