Lukas Beck

Lukas Beck is an Austrian photographer who specialises in music and theatre. He has contributed to virtually all Austrian newspapers and magazines, as well as international papers, such as Die Zeit or The New York Times.
Beck was born in 1967, and educated at the University of Vienna, where he read ethnology. His pictures, in a style all of their own, show a keen eye for detail, colour and light. His work has been shown in Vienna's Leopold Museum, the Westlicht Gallery and the Palais Coburg. Beck has published photo books on various subjects, and has created CD covers and posters. His work has had a deep impact on Austrian photography.
Beck's main focus is man and human nature. His often stunning colour portraits reveal a deep compassion and fondness for his subjects. He has portrayed, among others, the musicians Willi Resetarits and Hans Söllner, actors Dennis Hopper and Christopher Lee, singers Elina Garanca and Edita Gruberova, crime novelist Wolf Haas and a number of Austrian and international high-profile politicians, such as Mohamed ElBaradei.
In 1999, Beck was hired by the Vienna Boys' Choir to help change the choir's image; his unusual photos show the boys as living, breathing youngsters and display an unbridled sense of fun. In 2004, Beck published a photo book on the famous Austrian choir. Since 2003, he has been teaching photography at the ORF (=Austrian National Radio) summer academy.

Beck (1993), Ostbahnkurti und die "Chefpartie", Edition Tau

Beck (2002), Räume in Bewegung, Springer Wien New York

Beck (2003), Luxus Shopping Guide – Vienna, EchoVerlag Wien

Beck (2004), Kurt Ostbahn und die Combo, NP Verlag St. Pölten

Beck (2004), Wiener Sängerknaben, NP Verlag St. Pölten

Beck (2004), Wien, Tradition und Moderne, Schmid Verlag Wien

Beck (2006), Hans Söllner – Bilderbuch, Trikont München

Beck (2008), Revanche 2008 Substance Media Wien

Beck (2010), Ausgezeichnetes Wien in 50 Portraits, Ueberreuter Verlag

Beck (2011), Leben im Zoo, Echomedia

Beck (2012), liebe grenzenlos, echomedia, 2012 />

Beck (2012), Filmgespraeche, Synema

Beck (2015), Stadtmenschen, Picus

Beck (2015), Das soziale Gesicht Europas, Falter Verlag

2008: "Be A Mensch", ORF

2008: "MoZuluArt", Universal

2010: "Faltenradio live", Hoanzl

2013: "Schönbrunner Tiergeschichten - Leben im Zoo", Universum Doku, ORF

2015: "Mehrstimmig - Die Wiener Sängerknaben", Doku, ORF

1993: „OstbahnKurti und die Chefpartie“, Vindobona Wien

1995: „AugenBlick“, Donaufestival Krems

2002: „Gehört gesehen“ Westlicht Wien

2004: „Wiener Sängerknaben“, Palais Coburg Wien

2004: „Wien, Tradition und Moderne“, Leopold Museum Wien

2008: „Fußballkäfig international", Galerie Urbanart Wien

2003: Österreichischer Zeitschriftenpreis

2009: Lichtfarben 2009. Österreichischer Preis für interkulturelle Pressefotografie

2013: Matsalu Nature Film Festival, Special Prizes of the Tallinn Zoo

2014: International Independent Film Awards, Gold Award for Cinematography