Lukas Beck is an Austrian photographer who specialises in music and theatre.
Life and work
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.
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.
Books
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
Beck (2020), Wien pur, Echomedia
Movies
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
2016: Still, Doku, ORF
Solo exhibitions
1993: OstbahnKurti und die Chefpartie, Vindobona Wien