
Person
Lennart Nilsson
Camera · 1922–2017 · 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.
Known for

NOVA
Director of Photography

Vetenskapens värld
Self
Grimme Award
Self

Odyssey of Life
Director of Photography
Kärlekens mirakel
Director of Photography

The Miracle of Life
Director of Photography
Sagan om Livet
Director of Photography

Det vita snittet
Self (archive footage)

The Incredible Machine
Director of Photography

The Odyssey of Life - The Photographer's Secrets
Self
Filmography
- 2010Det vita snittetSelf (archive footage)
- 2003Kärlekens mirakelDirector of Photography
- 2002The Odyssey of Life - The Photographer's SecretsSelf
- 1996Odyssey of LifeDirector of Photography
- 1982Sagan om LivetDirector of Photography
- 1982The Miracle of LifeDirector of Photography
- 1975The Incredible MachineDirector of Photography
- 1974NOVADirector of Photography
- 1971Vetenskapens världSelf
- 1964Grimme AwardSelf
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