Technical improvements to the daguerreotype in the early 1840s took the world by storm as portrait galleries opened everywhere to meet demand. Martin Schoeller’s new book, Portraits, a 15-year ...

Portraits is available now. Read Schoeller’s LightBox piece The Photo That Made Me. An exhibition of Schoeller’s work will run at Hasted Kraeutler in New York from Nov. 13, 2014 to Jan. 3, 2015.

Martin Schoeller's 2010 portrait of P. Diddy was all about the star's vanity. "He’s surrounded by naked women, and he’s just painting himself. We’re making a little fun of him," Schoeller says.

Martin Schoeller is perhaps best known for his celebrity portraiture—beautiful, tight portraits of well-known figures from Paris Hilton to Bill Clinton, images that provide intimate views of ...

6 Celebrity Portraits from the Photographer Behind One of Esquire's Most Legendary Covers Martin Schoeller likes to show famous faces in a new light.

HASTED KRAEUTLER invites you to join us on Saturday December 13, 2014 at 2 p.m. for a guided gallery tour with MARTIN SCHOELLER of his current exhibition, Portraits. This will be followed by a book ...

Admired for his close-up head shots of celebrities and influential leaders that sparked a different take on portrait photography since the late 1990s, Martin Schoeller also photographs lesser ...

Courtesy Martin Schoeller To make the portraits, Schoeller built a makeshift studio on the corner of Sycamore and Romaine in West Hollywood, setting up a backdrop and a generator for his signature ...

Celebrated portrait photographer Martin Schoeller has shot everyone from President Obama and Lady Gaga.

Martin Schoeller for TIME Brad Pitt, Actor. From "Great Performances," February 20, 2012 issue. Performances: Moneyball, Happy Feet Two, The Tree of Life. Nominated: Best Actor for Moneyball.

In his portrait series of gold-medal hopefuls for TIME’s 2012 Olympics special issue, Martin Schoeller shows three U.S. team members—gymnast Gabby Douglas, runner Lolo Jones and swimmer Ryan ...