2018 Photomicrography Competition

Amino acid crystals (L-glutamine and beta-alanine)

Justin Zoll

Affiliation
Justin Zoll Photography
Ithaca, New York, USA
Technique
Polarized Light, Image Tiling
Magnification
4x (objective lens magnification)

Breast tissue in lactation: Milk filled spheres (red) surrounded by tiny muscle cells that squeeze out milk (yellow) and immune cells that monitor for infection (blue)

Caleb Dawson

Affiliation
WEHI, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Department of Stem Cells and Cancer
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Technique
3D Confocal Microscopy
Magnification
63x (objective lens magnification)

Vespa velutina (Asian hornet) with venom on its stinger

Pierre Anquet

Location
La Tour-du-Crieu, Ariège, France
Technique
Reflected Light, Focus Stacking
Magnification
6.3x (objective lens magnification)