The winners of the 49th annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition have been revealed. This year’s first-place prize was awarded to Hassanain Qambari, assisted by Jayden Dickson for his image of a rodent optic nerve head. The second-place winner is Ole Bielfeldt with his image of a matchstick igniting against the surface of a matchbox. Third place was awarded to Malgorzata Lisowska for her image of breast cancer cells.
In addition to the top three winners, the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition recognized 83 photos out of nearly 1,900 photo entries from 72 countries.
“The past 49 years of this competition have borne witness to many innovative and pioneering advancements in scientific imaging technology,” Eric Flem, Senior Manager, CRM and Communications at Nikon Instruments, said. “I am consistently awed by how these advancements make it possible to create art out of science for the public to enjoy,” he added.
#21 Image Of Distinction - Michael Landgrebe
Weissensberg, Bavaria, Germany
"Fossil diatom."
115points
#22 Image Of Distinction - Dr. Pichaya Lertvilai
University of California, San Diego
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
La Jolla, California, USA
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
La Jolla, California, USA
"Coral (Acropora granulosa) fluorescing under blue light."
111points
#23 Image Of Distinction - Timothy Boomer
WildMacro
Vacaville, California, USA
Vacaville, California, USA
"Slime mold (Didymium sp.) fruiting bodies."
105points
#24 1st Place - Hassanain Qambari And Jayden Dickson
Lions Eye Institute
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
"Rodent optic nerve head showing astrocytes (yellow), contractile proteins (red) and retinal vasculature (green)."
103points
#25 Image Of Distinction - Ricardo Roberto Fernández Martínez
IES Virgen de la Luz
Department of Biology and Geology
Avilés, Asturias, Spain
Department of Biology and Geology
Avilés, Asturias, Spain
"Tail of planktonic shrimp larvae."
103points
#26 Honorable Mention - Ángel Navarro Gómez
Madrid, Spain
"Carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) head and antenna."
100points
#27 5th Place - Dr. David Maitland
Feltwell, Norfolk, United Kingdom
"Auto-fluorescing defensive hairs covering the leaf surface of Eleagnus angustifolia exposed to UV light."
94points
#28 18th Place - Scott Peterson
New Hope, Minnesota, USA
"A cryptocrystalline micrometeorite resting on a #80 testing sieve."
93points
#29 15th Place - Dr. Pichaya Lertvilai
University of California, San Diego
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
La Jolla, California, USA
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
La Jolla, California, USA
"Fluorescent image of an Acropora sp. showing individual polyps with symbiotic zooxanthellae."
88points
#30 13th Place - Satu Paavonsalo And Dr. Sinem Karaman
University of Helsinki
Individualized Drug Therapy Research Program, Faculty of Medicine
Helsinki, Finland
Individualized Drug Therapy Research Program, Faculty of Medicine
Helsinki, Finland
"Blood and lymphatic vasculatures in the ear skin of an adult mouse."
85points
