Born:Lars Olof Lennart Nilsson, (1922-08-24)24 August 1922, Strängnäs, Sweden
Died:28 January 2017(2017-01-28) (aged 94)
Awards:Picture of the Year, National Press Photographers Association (1965). Photographer of the Year (1965). The Swedish Academy Nordic Authors’ Prize. The first Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography (in 1980). The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences’ Big Gold Medal in 1989. ICP The Infinity Awards, Master of Photography (1992). Royal Photographic Society's Progress Medal (1993). World Press Photo, Science & Technology stories (1996). The 12th presentation of the Swedish government’s Illis Quorum (2002). Emmy awards in 1982 and 1996. Among others.
Movement:Life, Illustrated, Picture Post
Known for:Photography
Notable work:A Child is Born (1965) The Saga of Life (1982) The Miracle of Life (1983)