Top 10 Nikon Small World Photos
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Contest, and it promises to be especially exciting, providing the viewer with amazing microscope images.
No field explores the arts and sciences as thoroughly as photomicrography, and the Nikon Small World competition has long established itself as the premier international competition for microscopic photography. It has been held since 1974 and every year it invites leading scientists and photography professionals to its panel of judges. These photographs give us the opportunity to admire the incredible diversity of our planet. This year's competition promises to be especially interesting as Nikon Small World celebrates its 40th anniversary. The winners will be announced on October 30th, but in the meantime, let's enjoy some of the entries already submitted to the jury.
(Total 10 photos)
1. Noah Fram-Schwartz
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Jumping spider eyes reflecting light
20x magnification
2. Jens G. Petersen
MycoKey
Ebeltoft, Denmark
Full-time field color
Microscopy
80x magnification
3. Dr. Philipp Keller
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Ashburn, Virginia, USA
Live zebrafish embryo 22 hours after fertilization
Microscopy
4. Noah Fram-Schwartz
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Ant's eye reflecting light
20x magnification
5. Dr. Jerzy Governor
Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw
Wroclaw, Poland
Hanging zebra leaf time
40x magnification
6. Mr. Charles Krebs
Issac, Washington, USA
Carapace of borer, area near the eye
45x magnification
7. Mr. Amir Sabury
Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Reproductive tissues (grey) are surrounded by neurons (colored) in a freshwater planarian species Schmidtea mediterranea
40x magnification
8. Mr Steven Wilbert
Confocal Microscopy Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology
New York, USA
Malek starfish
5x magnification
9. Chao Zhang
National Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing, China
A mixture of magnesium chloride and potassium alum
25x magnification
10. Mr Steven Wilbert
Confocal Microscopy Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology
New York, USA
Hydra and Volvox
10x magnification
Keywords: 2014 | Nikon Small World | Competition | Best photos | Microscope