Japanese photographer wins Lennart Nilsson Award

dpa German Press Agency
Published: Thursday October 12, 2006

Stockholm- Japanese photographer Satoshi Kuribayash was awarded the 2006 Lennart Nilsson Award for his pioneering photography of insects and their world, the jury citation said Thursday. Kuribayashi, 67, is a freelance photographer who has specialized in insects and their environments, both in video and still photos, offering "a new perspective on one of the Earth's many ecosystems."

The award, worth 100,000 kronor (13,500 dollars), was created in 1998 and named after well-known Swedish photographer Lennart Nilsson.

Kuribayashi has recently published the book In Front of the Ant, and the film Universe Among the Grass.

More information on his work are available on his web site www.kurivision.com

From the 1950s and on, Nilsson has used specially designed, ultra- slim endoscopes and a scanning electron microscope to capture unique images of the innermost parts of the human body.

The 84-year-old Nilsson's work includes the book A Child is Born, and he has also captured images of the HIV virus.

The award ceremony was to be held November 2 in Stockholm.

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