Leonard Nimoy the photographer: Images from his other career

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Amanda Wills
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Leonard Nimoy, photographer

A selection of photos from Mr. Spock's other career

You know Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock, but what you may not know Leonard Nimoy the photographer. Later in his life, Nimoy, who passed away on Feb. 27 at age 83, focused on his passion for photography. He was interested in thematic projects that ranged from challenging perceptions of the female body image to capturing his Jewish experience as a child. In a 2014 interview with MIT, Nimoy said he had camera in his hand at age 10. Though he shot hundreds of images, we selected a handful of his best from various collections. 

Being known in one area of the arts and wanting to move into another is complicated. In a certain way, you get attention because of who you are, but you also get a certain amount of resistance. - Leonard Nimoy in a 2004 interview with The Republican The story has to be captured in complete very quickly. It has to something that can reach out and touch the viewer in that instant. - Leonard Nimoy in a 2014 interview with MIT
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