1st Place, 2020 Photomicrography Competition
Daniel Castranova, Brant Weinstein & Bakary Samasa
See all of the 2020 Winners!
Nikon’s Small World
Celebrating 46 years of images captured by the light microscope.
Nikon’s Small World is regarded as the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope. The Photomicrography Competition is open to anyone with an interest in microscopy and photography. The video competition, entitled Small World In Motion encompasses any movie or digital time-lapse photography taken through the microscope.
Photomicrography Competition
The Nikon Small World Competition first began in 1975 as a means to recognize and applaud the efforts of those involved with photography through the light microscope. Since then, Small World has become a leading showcase for photomicrographers from the widest array of scientific disciplines.
Video Competition
In 2011, Nikon announced that it would begin accepting movies taken through the microscope as a new category in the 37th annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. This new category, titled Small World in Motion, encompasses any movie or digital time-lapse photography taken through the microscope and adds a new, distinct discipline to the competition.
Small World News
2021 Nikon Small World Wall Calendar Now Available
Posted on October 21, 2020
The Nikon Small World 2021 Calendar is printed in full color on semi-gloss paper and spiral bound for mounting on the wall.
Meet the 2020 Judging Panel
Posted on September 10, 2020
In this article, you’ll meet the members of the 2020 judging panel who lent their expertise and opinions (virtually, for the first time in the competition’s history) to evaluate and choose which of this year’s submissions would make it to the winner’s circle.
Masters of Microscopy
Our latest profile features 2020 Small World Photomicrography Competition winner Daniel Castranova.
Masters of Microscopy
The first place winners of the 2020 Small World in Motion Video Competition discuss microscopy, microdroplets and sustainability.
Featured Image
Duckweed root (Image of Distinction, 2020 Small World Photomicrography Competition).
2021 Calendar
The 2021 Nikon Small World wall calendar features the winning images from the 46th annual photomicrography competition (U.S. only).
MicroscopyU
Nikon's MicroscopyU website features technical support and timely information about all aspects of optical microscopy, photomicrography, and digital imaging.
Nikon Instruments
Nikon Instruments is a leader in microscope-based optical and imaging technologies for the life sciences and part of the Nikon Healthcare Business Division.
