Lennart Nilsson

Lennart Nilsson

Known For

Camera

Born

August 22, 1922

Died

January 28, 2017 (aged 94)

Birthplace

Strängnäs, Södermanlands län, Sweden

Biography

Lennart Nilsson was a Swedish photographer and scientist. He was noted for his photographs of human embryos and other medical subjects once considered unphotographable, and more generally for his extreme macro photography. He was also considered to be among Sweden’s first modern photojournalists.