Background
Beck was born in 1967, and educated at the University of Vienna, where he read ethnology.
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Lukas Beck
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He has contributed to virtually all Austrian newspapers and magazines, as well as international papers, such as Die Zeit or The New York Times. 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 Civil Defense 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.
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.
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Austria
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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 , Gold Award for Cinematography2003: 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 , Gold Award for Cinematography