Honorable Mention, 2023 Photomicrography Competition
Travis Wagner
Nikon’s Small World
Celebrating 49 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
2024 Nikon Small World Wall Calendar Now Available for Purchase
Posted on November 02, 2023
The Nikon Small World 2024 Calendar is printed in full color on semi-gloss paper and spiral bound for mounting on the wall. Order your calendar today and we'll send you a second one at no cost!
Nikon Support for Exhibition at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave
Posted on October 23, 2023
Nikon Europe B.V. is supporting a microscopy exhibition at the Rijksmuseum Boerhaave: ‘Unimaginable: How Antoni van Leeuwenhoek discovered the microworld’, by providing images from the Nikon Small World gallery to feature in the exhibition and to be used in an interactive game for student visitors.
Meet the Judges
Small World Exhibit Tour
Fernbank Science Center
Oct 14, 2022 – Dec 15, 2023Rijksmuseum Boerhaave
Apr 18, 2023 – Jan 7, 2024
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.
