For the 48th time, Nikon has held its Small World Photomicrography Competition and the winners of the year 2022 have already been announced!
The awards are celebrating the mesmerizing microscopic world and applaud the efforts of those involved with photography, scientists and enthusiasts alike, through the light microscope.
Scroll down for the stunning photographs and don't forget to upvote your favorite ones!
#21 Image Of Distinction - Gabriel Fernández Fernández Jorge Alberto
"Four o'clock flower (Mirabilis jalapa)."
San Luis, Argentina
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99points
#22 Image Of Distinction - Michael Landgrebe
"Moss spore capsule (sporangium)."
Berlin, Germany
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97points
#23 Image Of Distinction - Dr. John Hart
"Amino acid crystals (L-glutamine and beta-alanine)."
University of Colorado Boulder
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Boulder, Colorado, USA
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95points
#24 Image Of Distinction - Teresa Zgoda
"Eyeshadow cosmetic."
Arvada, Colorado, USA
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94points
#25 Image Of Distinction - Yousef Al Habshi
"Red speckled jewel beetle (Chrysochroa buqueti rugicollis)."
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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90points
#26 Honorable Mention - Alison Pollack
"Slime mold (Didymium clavus)."
San Anselmo, California, USA
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87points
#27 Image Of Distinction - Dr. Keat Ying Chan
"Epithelial cells of a palmskin zebrafish larva."
Academia Sinica
Chen-Hui Chen's Lab
Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology
Taipei, Taiwan
Chen-Hui Chen's Lab
Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology
Taipei, Taiwan
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87points
#28 13th Place - Randy Fullbright
"Agatized dinosaur bone."
Fullbright Studio
Vernal, Utah, USA
Vernal, Utah, USA
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86points
#29 16th Place - Dr. Olivier Leroux
"Longitudinal section through a white asparagus shoot tip."
Ghent University, Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Department of Biology & Department of Plants and Crops
Department of Biology & Department of Plants and Crops
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85points
#30 Honorable Mention - Dr. Igor Siwanowicz
"Radula (rasping tongue) of a marine snail (Turbinidae family)."
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Ashburn, Virginia, USA
Janelia Research Campus
Janelia Research Campus
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81points
#31 Image Of Distinction - Dr. Honor Glenn
"Human lung cell infected with coronavirus."
Arizona State University
Biodesign Institute
Biodesign Imaging Facility, Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines, and Virotherapy
Tempe, Arizona, USA
Biodesign Institute
Biodesign Imaging Facility, Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines, and Virotherapy
Tempe, Arizona, USA
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81points
#32 Image Of Distinction - Anatoly Mikhaltsov
"Cross section of a leaf of dune grass (Ammophila arenaria)."
Children’s Ecological and Biological Center
Department of Botany
Omsk, Russia
Department of Botany
Omsk, Russia
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80points
#33 4th Place - Dr. Andrew Posselt
"Long-bodied cellar/daddy long-legs spider (Pholcus phalangioides)."
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Mill Valley, California, USA
Department of Surgery
Department of Surgery
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79points
#34 Honorable Mention - Karl Gaff
"Midge larva collected from a freshwater pond."
Dublin, Ireland
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79points
#35 14th Place - Nadia Efimova
"Differentiated cultured mouse myoblasts with lysosomes (cyan/green), nuclei (yellow), F-actin (magenta)."
Amicus Therapeutics
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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72points
