25 Incredible Microscopic Photos from Nikon's Small World Photography Contest

Andrew Cunningham Published 10/22/2024 in wow

In celebration of 50 years of images captured by the light microscope, Nikon’s Small World competition is considered the premier platform for highlighting the beauty and intricacy of life as observed through a light microscope.

The Photomicrography Competition invites anyone passionate about microscopy and photography to participate. Additionally, the Small World In Motion video competition includes any films or digital time-lapse photography captured through the microscope.

The Nikon Small World Competition was launched in 1975 to honor and celebrate the contributions of those engaged in photography through the light microscope. Since its inception, Small World has evolved into a premier platform for photomicrographers across a diverse range of scientific fields.

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The Antenna of a mole crab - Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Janelia Research Campus Ashburn, Virginia, USA
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A Brine Shrimp - Christopher Algar, Hounslow, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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The scales on the Wing of a butterfly on a medical syringe - Oberzent-Airlenbach, Hessen, Germany
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Beach Sand - National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
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The Dorsal part of Cuckoo Wasp's abdomen -Daniel Knop, Oberzent-Airlenbach, Hessen, Germany
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A Cluster of Octopus eggs - Columbia University Department of Neurobiology and Behavior New York, New York, USA
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A Cross section of a beach grass leaf - Gerd Gunther, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Intestinal villi - Medical University of South Carolina Department of Regenerative Medicine & Cell Biology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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The Electrical arc between a pin and a wire - Dr. Marcel Clemens, Verona, Veneto, Italy
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The cross section of a Dandelion showing curved stigma with pollen - University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences, Super Resolution Microscopy Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
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The Ocelli between the compound eyes of a Yellow Jacket - Dr. Bruce Douglas Taubert, Glendale, Arizona, USA
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A section of small intestine of a Mouse - Medical University of South Carolina Department of Regenerative Medicine & Cell Biology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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A Water Mite - Jacek Myslowski, Wloclawek, Kujawko-Pomorskie, Poland
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The Cross section of a leaf of European beach - Maria Enzersdorf, Austria
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A Moss sporophyte with green spores - Joshua Coogler Dallas, North Carolina, USA
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A Dandelion pappus - Amicus Therapeutics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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The anterior section of Palm Weevil - Tanta University, Faculty of Science Department of Zoology Tanta, Egypt, Arab Republic
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The Nervous system of a young Star Fish - Stanford University Department of Molecular and Cell Biology Pacific Grove, California, USA
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An Abnormal blood vessel formation in a human retina with severe diabetic retinopathy - Lions Eye Institute Physiology and Pharmacology laboratory, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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The Developing nervous system in the eye of a 7-day-old chick embryo - University of Zurich Department of Molecular Life Sciences Zurich, Switzerland
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A network of dopaminergic neurons generated from human stem cells - University of Oxford Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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A Ladybug on a clover leaft - MDI Biological Laboratory Murawala Lab, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
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A Yong male Damselfly - Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) Entomology Lab Albany, Oregon, USA
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Some Lymphatic vasculature (cyan) and vessels (red) of a mouse lung - University of California, San Francisco Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA
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Part of a Cannabis plant's Bract, the plant's reproductive structures and the bulbous glands known as are trichomes - Chris Romaine, Port Townsend, Washington, USA

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The Antenna of a mole crab - Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Janelia Research Campus Ashburn, Virginia, USA
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A Brine Shrimp - Christopher Algar, Hounslow, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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The scales on the Wing of a butterfly on a medical syringe - Oberzent-Airlenbach, Hessen, Germany
4.
Beach Sand - National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
5.
The Dorsal part of Cuckoo Wasp's abdomen -Daniel Knop, Oberzent-Airlenbach, Hessen, Germany
6.
A Cluster of Octopus eggs - Columbia University Department of Neurobiology and Behavior New York, New York, USA
7.
A Cross section of a beach grass leaf - Gerd Gunther, Düsseldorf, Germany
8.
Intestinal villi - Medical University of South Carolina Department of Regenerative Medicine & Cell Biology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
9.
The Electrical arc between a pin and a wire - Dr. Marcel Clemens, Verona, Veneto, Italy
10.
The cross section of a Dandelion showing curved stigma with pollen - University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences, Super Resolution Microscopy Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
11.
The Ocelli between the compound eyes of a Yellow Jacket - Dr. Bruce Douglas Taubert, Glendale, Arizona, USA
12.
A section of small intestine of a Mouse - Medical University of South Carolina Department of Regenerative Medicine & Cell Biology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
13.
A Water Mite - Jacek Myslowski, Wloclawek, Kujawko-Pomorskie, Poland
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The Cross section of a leaf of European beach - Maria Enzersdorf, Austria
15.
A Moss sporophyte with green spores - Joshua Coogler Dallas, North Carolina, USA
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A Dandelion pappus - Amicus Therapeutics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
17.
The anterior section of Palm Weevil - Tanta University, Faculty of Science Department of Zoology Tanta, Egypt, Arab Republic
18.
The Nervous system of a young Star Fish - Stanford University Department of Molecular and Cell Biology Pacific Grove, California, USA
19.
An Abnormal blood vessel formation in a human retina with severe diabetic retinopathy - Lions Eye Institute Physiology and Pharmacology laboratory, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
20.
The Developing nervous system in the eye of a 7-day-old chick embryo - University of Zurich Department of Molecular Life Sciences Zurich, Switzerland
21.
A network of dopaminergic neurons generated from human stem cells - University of Oxford Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
22.
A Ladybug on a clover leaft - MDI Biological Laboratory Murawala Lab, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
23.
A Yong male Damselfly - Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) Entomology Lab Albany, Oregon, USA
24.
Some Lymphatic vasculature (cyan) and vessels (red) of a mouse lung - University of California, San Francisco Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA
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Part of a Cannabis plant's Bract, the plant's reproductive structures and the bulbous glands known as are trichomes - Chris Romaine, Port Townsend, Washington, USA

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1. The Antenna of a mole crab - Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Janelia Research Campus Ashburn, Virginia, USA

2. A Brine Shrimp - Christopher Algar, Hounslow, Middlesex, United Kingdom

3. The scales on the Wing of a butterfly on a medical syringe - Oberzent-Airlenbach, Hessen, Germany

4. Beach Sand - National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China

5. The Dorsal part of Cuckoo Wasp's abdomen -Daniel Knop, Oberzent-Airlenbach, Hessen, Germany

6. A Cluster of Octopus eggs - Columbia University Department of Neurobiology and Behavior New York, New York, USA

7. A Cross section of a beach grass leaf - Gerd Gunther, Düsseldorf, Germany

8. Intestinal villi - Medical University of South Carolina Department of Regenerative Medicine & Cell Biology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

9. The Electrical arc between a pin and a wire - Dr. Marcel Clemens, Verona, Veneto, Italy

10. The cross section of a Dandelion showing curved stigma with pollen - University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences, Super Resolution Microscopy Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

11. The Ocelli between the compound eyes of a Yellow Jacket - Dr. Bruce Douglas Taubert, Glendale, Arizona, USA

12. A section of small intestine of a Mouse - Medical University of South Carolina Department of Regenerative Medicine & Cell Biology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

13. A Water Mite - Jacek Myslowski, Wloclawek, Kujawko-Pomorskie, Poland

14. The Cross section of a leaf of European beach - Maria Enzersdorf, Austria

15. A Moss sporophyte with green spores - Joshua Coogler Dallas, North Carolina, USA

16. A Dandelion pappus - Amicus Therapeutics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

17. The anterior section of Palm Weevil - Tanta University, Faculty of Science Department of Zoology Tanta, Egypt, Arab Republic

18. The Nervous system of a young Star Fish - Stanford University Department of Molecular and Cell Biology Pacific Grove, California, USA

19. An Abnormal blood vessel formation in a human retina with severe diabetic retinopathy - Lions Eye Institute Physiology and Pharmacology laboratory, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

20. The Developing nervous system in the eye of a 7-day-old chick embryo - University of Zurich Department of Molecular Life Sciences Zurich, Switzerland

21. A network of dopaminergic neurons generated from human stem cells - University of Oxford Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

22. A Ladybug on a clover leaft - MDI Biological Laboratory Murawala Lab, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA

23. A Yong male Damselfly - Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) Entomology Lab Albany, Oregon, USA

24. Some Lymphatic vasculature (cyan) and vessels (red) of a mouse lung - University of California, San Francisco Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA

25. Part of a Cannabis plant's Bract, the plant's reproductive structures and the bulbous glands known as are trichomes - Chris Romaine, Port Townsend, Washington, USA

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The Antenna of a mole crab - Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Janelia Research Campus Ashburn, Virginia, USA

2.
A Brine Shrimp - Christopher Algar, Hounslow, Middlesex, United Kingdom

3.
The scales on the Wing of a butterfly on a medical syringe - Oberzent-Airlenbach, Hessen, Germany

4.
Beach Sand - National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China

5.
The Dorsal part of Cuckoo Wasp's abdomen -Daniel Knop, Oberzent-Airlenbach, Hessen, Germany

6.
A Cluster of Octopus eggs - Columbia University Department of Neurobiology and Behavior New York, New York, USA

7.
A Cross section of a beach grass leaf - Gerd Gunther, Düsseldorf, Germany

8.
Intestinal villi - Medical University of South Carolina Department of Regenerative Medicine & Cell Biology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

9.
The Electrical arc between a pin and a wire - Dr. Marcel Clemens, Verona, Veneto, Italy

10.
The cross section of a Dandelion showing curved stigma with pollen - University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences, Super Resolution Microscopy Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

11.
The Ocelli between the compound eyes of a Yellow Jacket - Dr. Bruce Douglas Taubert, Glendale, Arizona, USA

12.
A section of small intestine of a Mouse - Medical University of South Carolina Department of Regenerative Medicine & Cell Biology, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

13.
A Water Mite - Jacek Myslowski, Wloclawek, Kujawko-Pomorskie, Poland

14.
The Cross section of a leaf of European beach - Maria Enzersdorf, Austria

15.
A Moss sporophyte with green spores - Joshua Coogler Dallas, North Carolina, USA

16.
A Dandelion pappus - Amicus Therapeutics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

17.
The anterior section of Palm Weevil - Tanta University, Faculty of Science Department of Zoology Tanta, Egypt, Arab Republic

18.
The Nervous system of a young Star Fish - Stanford University Department of Molecular and Cell Biology Pacific Grove, California, USA

19.
An Abnormal blood vessel formation in a human retina with severe diabetic retinopathy - Lions Eye Institute Physiology and Pharmacology laboratory, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

20.
The Developing nervous system in the eye of a 7-day-old chick embryo - University of Zurich Department of Molecular Life Sciences Zurich, Switzerland

21.
A network of dopaminergic neurons generated from human stem cells - University of Oxford Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

22.
A Ladybug on a clover leaft - MDI Biological Laboratory Murawala Lab, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA

23.
A Yong male Damselfly - Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) Entomology Lab Albany, Oregon, USA

24.
Some Lymphatic vasculature (cyan) and vessels (red) of a mouse lung - University of California, San Francisco Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA

25.
Part of a Cannabis plant's Bract, the plant's reproductive structures and the bulbous glands known as are trichomes - Chris Romaine, Port Townsend, Washington, USA