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Smile

This photograph captures a fleeting moment during a live performance of the Charlie Chaplin song Smile—a piece whose melancholic beauty has long stood as a quiet anthem for resilience. Centered in the frame is a jazz singer mid-phrase, her expression tender and exposed. Behind her, projected onto a screen, looms the image of a smiling mask — artificial and unchanging.

This juxtaposition is at the heart of the work.

Beate Walden, born in Frankfurt, Germany is recognized for her photographic composite artwork that blurs the boundaries between reality and imagination. She is included in the winning images at the IPA Awards, the LICC Awards as well as the PX3 Paris Photo Prize. Solo shows in Los Angeles and San Miguel de Allende.

Inspired by poetry, philosophy and the foundations of human nature, Beate Walden’s photonarratives blend beauty and truth with humor and dreamlike magic — a horizon into her unique visual alchemy.

Awards 1st Prize at International Photography Awards 2024.
2nd Prize at International Photography Awards 2024.
Honorary Mention at International Photography Awards 2024.
Finalist at LICC 2024.
Honorable Mention at Px3 Paris Photo Prize 2024.
Honorable Mention Photography Masters Cup "Americana' for 'Soda Machine'.

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