Lennart Nilsson

Born 22 August 1922 in Strängnäs, Södermanlands län, Sweden

Died 28 January 2017 (aged 94)

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.