He was born in 1963 in Halle, in 1985-1992 he studied photography at the Visual Arts Academy in Leipzig. His works were published in Harpers Bazaar, FAZ Magazine, Der Spiegel, Stern, Focus Magazine, Max, Die Welt, Art, Geo Spezial, Merian, Glamour, Wiener, Park Avenue and other famous editions. The author’s position is balancing on the verge between art and something he calls “commercial kitsch”. He often uses the grotesque and cliché, capturing witty images on his photographs. Olaf Martens, the associated professor at famous photography institutions in Madrid, Bangkok and Sydney, intentionally plays up and hyperbolizes the standard principles of fashion and studio shooting – which means, he masters them flawlessly.