Martin Zeller was born in 1961 in Mannheim (Baden-Württemberg). From 1983 to 1989 he studied communication design at the University of Design in Darmstadt. In 1993 he moved to Berlin. In 1994–95 he taught at the University of Mannheim. He has received many awards, including the European Photography Award in 1995 and various working scholarships. He has worked in Hong Kong, Italy and Switzerland on international photographic projects. Today Zeller lives and works in Portugal.