2021 Photomicrography Competition

Table salt crystal

Saulius Gugis

Location
Naperville, Illinois, USA
Technique
Image Stacking, Darkfield, Oblique, Rheinberg, Polarized Light
Magnification
10X (Objective Lens Magnification)

Filamentous strands of Nostoc cyanobacteria captured inside a gelatinous matrix

Martin Kaae Kristiansen

Affiliation
My Microscopic World
Aalborg, Nordjylland, Denmark
Technique
Image Stacking, Polarized Light
Magnification
4X (Objective Lens Magnification)

Calcite crystal inclusion suspended in a spinel gemstone

Billie Hughes

Affiliation
Lotus Gemology
Bangkok, Thailand
Technique
Darkfield, Image Stacking
Magnification
40X (Objective Lens Magnification)