I use photography as a tool to engage with distinct subcultures and communities. Living in Los Angeles, I became fascinated with the faded glamour hiding in plain sight. I found a disconnected subculture populated with dazzling, glamorous, mature females. This fascination developed and became a personal project featuring real people posing as glamorous movie stars.
American Photography 39
Issued by AI-AP · Jun 2023
American Photography 38
Issued by AI-AP · Oct 2022
Photography Annual 62
Issued by Communication Arts · Jan 2021
2020 Photo Annual Awards
Issued by PDN/Photoplus · Jan 2020
A+E Network, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bon Appetit, The New Yorker, Fortune Magazine, New York Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times Magazine, TIME, Refinery29, Departures, The Verge
Speetjens, Peter. Simone Lueck - Finding Magic in the Mundane Plastik Magazine Issue 34
Rosenberg, David. SLATE What These Older Women Imagine It’s Like to Be a Glamorous Movie Star
Ellyn. Feature Shoot Photographer Holds Open Casting Calls for some of the Greatest Rolls of All Time
Smithson, Aline. Lenscratch Simone Lueck: American Movie
L'Oeil de la Photographie Los Angeles: American Movie by Simone Lueck at Kopeikin Gallery
Issue Magazine Interview by Danny Jauregui
Kayla. Juxtapoz The Once and Future Queens
The Guardian UK Richard Simpkin and Simone Lueck: Richard & Famous; Martin Parr: Painted Photographs – review
Phillips, Sarah. The Guardian Simone Lueck's Best Shot
Wrigley, Tish. Anothermag Art Talks | Simone Lueck: The Once and Future Queens
Benson, Kristina. OBEY Cuba TV: Simone Lueck & Dreams Out of Reach
O'Neill, Claire. NPR Capturing Cuba's TV Culture
Mizota, Sharon. Los Angeles Times Art review: Simone Lueck at Kopeikin Gallery
Craigslist And The Muse Huffington Post Simone Lueck's Photographs Take Portraiture To A New Level
