Image of Distinction, 2024 Photomicrography Competition
Grigorii Timin & Michel Milinkovitch
Nikon Small World
Celebrating 50 years of images captured by the light microscope.
Nikon 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
Nature Names Nikon Small World Winner Among Best Science Images of 2024
Posted on December 16, 2024
Nature has recognized Sherif Abdallah Ahmed Image of Distinction from the 2024 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition among the year’s best science images.
November Nature Methods Cover Features Mouse Intestine Image by Dr. Amy Engevik
Posted on November 11, 2024
The November 2024 cover of Nature Methods features a fluorescence image of a mouse small intestine section captured by Dr. Amy Engevik of the Medical University of South Carolina, which won 4th place in this year’s Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition.
Meet the Judges
Featured Image
Wing scales of a butterfly on a needle, 12th Place, 2024 Photomicrography Competition
Small World Exhibit Tour
California Science Center
May 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology
Feb 7, 2025 – Apr 13, 2025
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.
