The Full Body Project is a compilation of photos by photographer and actor Leonard Nimoy. The book, published in December 2007, features black and white photographs of full-bodied women. Nimoy describes is work as images of "the average American woman," who "weighs 25 percent more than the models selling the clothes."Amazon.com: The Full Body Project: Photographs by Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy Photography
- Became interested in photography at the age of 13TheStar.com: Monumental inspiration (February 2, 2008)
- Studied photography at UCLATheStar.com: Monumental inspiration (February 2, 2008)
- Was never interested in commercial photographyTheStar.com: Monumental inspiration (February 2, 2008)
- In 2005, Nimoy published The Shekhina ProjectThe New York Times: Girth and Nudity, a Pictorial Mission (May 13, 2007)
- Shekhina being the feminine aspect of God; controversial photos women in traditonally male Jewish religious clothingThe New York Times: Girth and Nudity, a Pictorial Mission (May 13, 2007)
- Nimoy's photography has been featured at numerous public and private galleries
Full Body Project News and Commentaries
- The Independent: Spock Crosses Art's Final Frontier with Full-bodied Approach (June 3, 2007)
- TheFertilityAdvocate: Oprah Has Gained Weight and The Full Body Project (December 22, 2008)
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The Full Body Project is a collection of black and white photos of large women
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Hardcover with 96 pages
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Some of the models were from the burlesque group called the Fat-Bottom Review based out of San FranciscoTheStar.com: Monumental inspiration (February 2, 2008)
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In 2005, the fat acceptance website The Big Flat Blog wrote about the bookThe New York Times: Girth and Nudity, a Pictorial Mission (May 13, 2007)
