![]() ![]() The illustrious photographer’s full range of expression is on display in this unprecedented gathering of editorial images. In France, Martin Schoeller is represented by A. Portraits Building on the success from his previous titles, Close Up and Identical, Martin Schoeller’s Portraits is cause for celebration. With this modern approach to the image, Identical is a clinical study in the mysteries of natural resemblance. ![]() The idea for the project came to Schoeller after a commission from National Geographic published last January. The work brings together nearly 200 pairs of twins photographed in the studio over the course of 2012. With an almost supernatural style-sharp close-ups, striking details, blurry backgrounds-Schoeller sheds a light on each subtle aspect of the twins’ faces, inviting the viewer to question the appearances and identities of the subjects before them. But in his latest work, the American photographer Martin Schoeller is attempting to juxtapose portraits of physically identical individuals in order to tell the difference between them. Identical - Portraits of Twins Martin Schoeller uses his distinctive close-up portrait style to examine 40 sets of identical twins, capturing every subtle. Twins can share the exact same DNA, tastes, habits, and have eerily similar life experiences. ![]() ![]() Long a source of fascination, twins have often been the subject of myths and legends, starting with the ancient figures of Remus and Romulus. ![]()
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