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
Stunning Dorsal View of a Zebrafish Wins Forty-Sixth Annual Nikon Small World Photo Microscopy Competition
Posted on October 13, 2020
The colorful snapshot gives viewers an inside look at the zebrafish’s skeleton, lymphatic vessels.
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
Depth color-coded projection of a confocal stack of a snail's tongue, or radula (3rd Place, 2020 Small World Photomicrography Competition).
2021 Calendar
Available for pre-order, 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.
