1999 Photomicrography Competition
Top 20
Honorable Mentions
Judges
Todd James
Photo Editor
National Geographic Magazine
Todd James is a photo editor for National Geographic Magazine. His photo editing experience there is best summed up in his own words, “You may edit photos of blue footed boobies before lunch and pictures of 500 year-old Inca mummies in the afternoon.” His prior experience includes photo editing for Business Week and Fortune magazines after spending several years as a freelance magazine photographer.
William K. Barnett, Ph.D.
Director of Network Systems and Interdepartmental Laboratories
American Museum of Natural History
William Barnett is the Director of Network Systems and Interdepartmental Laboratories for the American Museum of Natural History. Dr. Barnett's career with the museum has included the supervision and management of its scanning electron microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy and 3-D scientific visualization. He as authored numerous publications in the areas of archaeological ceramics and optical petrography.
Michael W. Davidson
Director, Optical and Magneto-Optical Imaging Center at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Florida State University
Michael Davidson is the Director of the Optical and Magneto-Optical Imaging Center at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University. Mr. Davidson’s photomicrographs have been published in more than a thousand national and international scientific journals, popular magazines and newspapers. He has also successfully utilized his expertise in launching two microscopy and photomicrography websites. Before becoming a judge, Davidson won two top ten Small World awards, placing 9th in 1987 and 9th in 1990.
Martin L. Scott, FBPA, AIMI
Scientific Imaging Consultant
Martin Scott is a consultant in scientific imaging technology. The former director of Scientific Imaging Markets at the Eastman Kodak Company, he also lectured extensively on photomicrography. He is a past president of the Biological Photogra[hic Association and a member of several microscopical societies.
