Try to picture a typical American. You're going to struggle. In a collection of faces of all tints, hues, eye colours, and hair shades, renowned portrait artist Martin Schoeller has captured the nation's diversity. The headshots, set against a plain background, are labelled with the subject's 'self ID' and 'census box checked'. Melting pot: Schoeller, who has captured people such as Brad Pitt, attempted to chart America's races Milestone: Steve McCurry's iconic photograph of an Afghanistani refugee was the 1985 cover It is a bid to depict the 'melting pot' of races in the United States, as indicated on the 2000 and 2010 census for a souvenir edition of National Geographic.
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The photographer attempts to document all the variations of race in America since detailed data began in 2000
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6.8million people ticked numerous boxes on the form in 2000
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The collection marks 125 years of National Geographic
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It sits beside some of the magazine's most famous images
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Steve McCurry's iconic Afghanistani refugee was the cover in 1985, and again this month
Now, in a special edition to mark @placeholder's 125th birthday, Schoeller has attempted to map the data with portraits.