Nikon's Small World Photomicrography Competition
Small World is regarded as the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope. For over 30 years, Nikon has rewarded the world's best photomicrographers who make critically important scientific contributions to life sciences, bio-research and materials science.
Deadline for Entries:
April
30, 2009
Marine Diatoms Capture Top Honors in the 2008 Competition
Michael Stringer took first place with his dazzling photomicrograph of Pleurosigma which was magnified 200 times and taken using darkfield and polarized light. For a look at all of the 2008 winners, click here.
Chick Embryo Wins 2008 Small World Popular Vote Contest
A stunning photomicrograph of a chick embryo, captured by Tomas Pais de Azevedo scored the highest in this year’s Popular Vote competition. To see the top 10 fan favorites, click here.
Take the Small World “Identify the Image Challenge”
Each day, we’ll give you a sneak peek of the top images from the 2008 competition. To see if you can correctly identify what they are, click here.
Small World in the New York Times Online
The New York Times recently featured the top ten images of this year’s competition on the Science section of their website. To see the story, click here.
Small World on ABC World News
On May 21st, 2008, ABC News featured Small World in a segment hosted by Charles Gibson and reported by Ned Potter. To view the story, click here.
2008 Small World Judges
Judges for the the 2008 contest included Ivan Oransky (Scientific American), Alice Park (Time Magazine), David L. Spector (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center), and Ron Sturm (CTLGroup). For more info on their backgrounds, click here.
Small World On Tour!
The twenty winning Small World photomicrographs are currently on display at a number of museums across the United States (with two stops in Canada).
For the detailed museum schedule, click here.
Browse the Galleries
View winning Small World photomicrographs by year dating back to 1977 or search for images by name, description, technique, affiliation, or location.
To enter the gallery, click here.
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