Lennart Nilsson Award 2023 is awarded to Fredrik Pleijel
Fredrik Pleijel, researcher in marine biology at the Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, is awarded the 2023 Lennart Nilsson Award for his ability to depict and make visible the beauty of marine life. “I'm just a photographer who happened to be fascinated by the animals in the sea”, says Fredrik Pleijel.Fredrik Pleijel researches the phylogeny of marine worms and the taxonomy of invertebrates. For many years, he has developed and refined techniques and methods to capture the beauty of marine worms and other marine organisms with the help of the camera. These