I was watching The Colbert Report Thursday evening (Valentine's Day!), and Leonard Nimoy was the show's guest. I am sure all of you know him as Star Trek's Spock, but what many of you don't know is that Leonard Nimoy is a fairly accomplished fine art photographer. Steven Colbert was interviewing Nimoy about his latest series The Full Body Project. The project has developed into a book, and here is a description from Amazon.com:
In his provocative new book, photographer and actor Leonard Nimoy captures images of full-bodied women, some of whom are involved in what is known as the "fat acceptance" movement. "The average American woman," Nimoy writes, "weighs 25 percent more than the models selling the clothes. There is a huge industry built up around selling women ways to get their bodies closer to the fantasy ideal. Pills, diets, surgery, workout programs. . . . The message is You don't look right. If you buy our product, you can get there.'"
I applaude Mr. Nimoy on this important and beautiful piece of work, and dub him Honorary Woman Warrior. To learn more visit these links:
Leonard Nimoy Photography
buy the book on Amazon.com
watch The Colbert Report interview
visit the MySpace
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Thank you for writing about The Full Body Project. I am one of the models. Leonard Nimoy has given me permission to create a MySpace page to help promote the book, the models and our messages. Please feel free to check it out.
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