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)

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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