#1 1st Place – Grigorii Timin, Dr. Michel Milinkovitch
Check out some of the most stunning images that won this year in the gallery below. More info: nikonsmallworld.com | Instagram | Facebook | twitter.com Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Embryonic hand of a Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma grandis).” University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland Department of Genetics and Evolution
#2 2nd Place- Caleb Dawson
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Breast tissue showing contractile myoepithelial cells wrapped around milk-producing alveoli” WEHI, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Department of Immunology Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
#3 3rd Place Satu Paavonsalo Dr. Sinem Karaman
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Blood vessel networks in the intestine of an adult mouse” University of Helsinki Individualized Drug Therapy Research Program, Faculty of Medicine Helsinki, Finland
#4 4th Place – Dr. Andrew Posselt
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Long-bodied cellar/daddy long-legs spider (Pholcus phalangioides).” University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Mill Valley, California, USA Department of Surgery
#5 5th Place – Alison Pollack
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Slime mold (Lamproderma).” San Anselmo, California, USA
#6 Honorable Mention – Ye Fei Zhang
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Butterfly egg.” Jiang Yin, Jiangsu, China
#7 Image Of Distinction – Xinpei Zhang
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Alaskan sand.” Yu Cheng, Ya’an, China
#8 Image Of Distinction – Dr. Andrew Posselt
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Bold jumping spider (Phidippus audax).” University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Surgery Mill Valley, California, USA
#9 Image Of Distinction – Karl Deckart
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Dental drill bit studded with diamond chips.” Eckental, Bavaria, Germany
#10 Image Of Distinction – Gabriel Fernández Fernández Jorge Alberto
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Four o’clock flower (Mirabilis jalapa).” San Luis, Argentina
#11 Image Of Distinction – Ahmad Fauzan
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Black and white human hair.” Macro Depok (MD) Department of Engineering Jakarta, Indonesia
#12 Image Of Distinction – Dr. Eugenijus Kavaliauskas
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Ant (Camponotus).” Tauragė, Lithuania
#13 Image Of Distinction – Anne-Françoise Tasnier
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Wood cells.” Royal Museum for Central Africa Department of Wood Biology Tervuren, Belgium
#14 Image Of Distinction – Yuan Ji
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Butterfly scales.” World Expo Museum Shanghai, China
#15 Honorable Mention – Sebastian Sparenga
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Recrystallized Vitamin C.” McCrone Research Institute Chicago, Illinois, USA
#16 10th Place – Murat Öztürk
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “A fly under the chin of a tiger beetle.” Ankara, Turkey
#17 Image Of Distinction – Adolfo Ruiz De Segovia
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Drops of olive oil in water.” Particular Madrid, Spain
#18 6th Place – Ole Bielfeldt
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Unburned particles of carbon released when the hydrocarbon chain of candle wax breaks down.” Macrofying Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
#19 Image Of Distinction – Yoshihiro Tamaru
“Tail of a planktonic crustacean (Oithona brevicornis).” Hino, Tokyo, Japan Image source: nikonsmallworld.com
#20 Image Of Distinction – Michael Landgrebe
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Moss spore capsule (sporangium).” Berlin, Germany
#21 Image Of Distinction – Teresa Zgoda
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Eyeshadow cosmetic.” Arvada, Colorado, USA
#22 Image Of Distinction – Dr. Stephen S. Nagy
“Diatoms arranged in an exhibition rosette by Klaus D. Kemp.” Montana Diatoms Helena, Montana, USA Image source: nikonsmallworld.com
#23 Image Of Distinction – Dr. Honor Glenn
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Human lung cell infected with coronavirus.” Arizona State University Biodesign Institute Biodesign Imaging Facility, Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines, and Virotherapy Tempe, Arizona, USA
#24 Image Of Distinction – Anatoly Mikhaltsov
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Cross section of a leaf of dune grass (Ammophila arenaria).” Children’s Ecological and Biological Center Department of Botany Omsk, Russia
#25 Honorable Mention – Dr. Igor Siwanowicz
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Radula (rasping tongue) of a marine snail (Turbinidae family).” Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Ashburn, Virginia, USA Janelia Research Campus
#26 14th Place – Nadia Efimova
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Differentiated cultured mouse myoblasts with lysosomes (cyan/green), nuclei (yellow), F-actin (magenta).” Amicus Therapeutics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
#27 8th Place – Dr. Nathanaël Prunet
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Growing tip of a red algae.” University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Department of Biology
#28 Honorable Mention – Dr. Laurent Formery
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Two-month old juvenile sea star (Patiria miniata).” University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
#29 11th Place – Ye Fei Zhang
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Moth eggs.” Jiang Yin, Jiangsu, China
#30 Image Of Distinction – Dr. Marko Pende
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Transgenic axolotl (CNP:GFP;β3Tubulin:mCherry) showing components of the nervous system. CNP+ Schwann cells (cyan) and axons (magenta).” MDI Biological Laboratory Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
title: “30 Winning Shots From Nikon S Small World Photomicrography Competition 2022” ShowToc: true date: “2024-08-28” author: “Anthony Painter”
#1 1st Place – Grigorii Timin, Dr. Michel Milinkovitch
Check out some of the most stunning images that won this year in the gallery below. More info: nikonsmallworld.com | Instagram | Facebook | twitter.com Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Embryonic hand of a Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma grandis).” University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland Department of Genetics and Evolution
#2 2nd Place- Caleb Dawson
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Breast tissue showing contractile myoepithelial cells wrapped around milk-producing alveoli” WEHI, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Department of Immunology Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
#3 3rd Place Satu Paavonsalo Dr. Sinem Karaman
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Blood vessel networks in the intestine of an adult mouse” University of Helsinki Individualized Drug Therapy Research Program, Faculty of Medicine Helsinki, Finland
#4 4th Place – Dr. Andrew Posselt
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Long-bodied cellar/daddy long-legs spider (Pholcus phalangioides).” University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Mill Valley, California, USA Department of Surgery
#5 5th Place – Alison Pollack
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Slime mold (Lamproderma).” San Anselmo, California, USA
#6 Honorable Mention – Ye Fei Zhang
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Butterfly egg.” Jiang Yin, Jiangsu, China
#7 Image Of Distinction – Xinpei Zhang
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Alaskan sand.” Yu Cheng, Ya’an, China
#8 Image Of Distinction – Dr. Andrew Posselt
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Bold jumping spider (Phidippus audax).” University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Surgery Mill Valley, California, USA
#9 Image Of Distinction – Karl Deckart
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Dental drill bit studded with diamond chips.” Eckental, Bavaria, Germany
#10 Image Of Distinction – Gabriel Fernández Fernández Jorge Alberto
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Four o’clock flower (Mirabilis jalapa).” San Luis, Argentina
#11 Image Of Distinction – Ahmad Fauzan
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Black and white human hair.” Macro Depok (MD) Department of Engineering Jakarta, Indonesia
#12 Image Of Distinction – Dr. Eugenijus Kavaliauskas
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Ant (Camponotus).” Tauragė, Lithuania
#13 Image Of Distinction – Anne-Françoise Tasnier
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Wood cells.” Royal Museum for Central Africa Department of Wood Biology Tervuren, Belgium
#14 Image Of Distinction – Yuan Ji
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Butterfly scales.” World Expo Museum Shanghai, China
#15 Honorable Mention – Sebastian Sparenga
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Recrystallized Vitamin C.” McCrone Research Institute Chicago, Illinois, USA
#16 10th Place – Murat Öztürk
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “A fly under the chin of a tiger beetle.” Ankara, Turkey
#17 Image Of Distinction – Adolfo Ruiz De Segovia
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Drops of olive oil in water.” Particular Madrid, Spain
#18 6th Place – Ole Bielfeldt
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Unburned particles of carbon released when the hydrocarbon chain of candle wax breaks down.” Macrofying Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
#19 Image Of Distinction – Yoshihiro Tamaru
“Tail of a planktonic crustacean (Oithona brevicornis).” Hino, Tokyo, Japan Image source: nikonsmallworld.com
#20 Image Of Distinction – Michael Landgrebe
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Moss spore capsule (sporangium).” Berlin, Germany
#21 Image Of Distinction – Teresa Zgoda
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Eyeshadow cosmetic.” Arvada, Colorado, USA
#22 Image Of Distinction – Dr. Stephen S. Nagy
“Diatoms arranged in an exhibition rosette by Klaus D. Kemp.” Montana Diatoms Helena, Montana, USA Image source: nikonsmallworld.com
#23 Image Of Distinction – Dr. Honor Glenn
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Human lung cell infected with coronavirus.” Arizona State University Biodesign Institute Biodesign Imaging Facility, Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines, and Virotherapy Tempe, Arizona, USA
#24 Image Of Distinction – Anatoly Mikhaltsov
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Cross section of a leaf of dune grass (Ammophila arenaria).” Children’s Ecological and Biological Center Department of Botany Omsk, Russia
#25 Honorable Mention – Dr. Igor Siwanowicz
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Radula (rasping tongue) of a marine snail (Turbinidae family).” Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Ashburn, Virginia, USA Janelia Research Campus
#26 14th Place – Nadia Efimova
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Differentiated cultured mouse myoblasts with lysosomes (cyan/green), nuclei (yellow), F-actin (magenta).” Amicus Therapeutics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
#27 8th Place – Dr. Nathanaël Prunet
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Growing tip of a red algae.” University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Department of Biology
#28 Honorable Mention – Dr. Laurent Formery
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Two-month old juvenile sea star (Patiria miniata).” University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
#29 11th Place – Ye Fei Zhang
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Moth eggs.” Jiang Yin, Jiangsu, China
#30 Image Of Distinction – Dr. Marko Pende
Image source: nikonsmallworld.com “Transgenic axolotl (CNP:GFP;β3Tubulin:mCherry) showing components of the nervous system. CNP+ Schwann cells (cyan) and axons (magenta).” MDI Biological Laboratory Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
