Photographing the Microscopic: Winners of Nikon Small World 2026
· The Atlantic
Daniel Knop, Oberzent-Airlenbach, Hessen, GermanyImage of Distinction: A close view of the leg of a weevilEric Epstein, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.Sixth Place: Hemitrichia slime-mold spore structures (fruiting bodies)Dr. Marcel Clemens, Verona, Veneto, ItalyEighth Place: Pencil lead during exposure to a high-voltage electrical dischargeAmartya Tashi Mitra and Paul Maier, Aria Huang, Nathaniel Sweet and Anthony Wokasch, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.Honorable Mention: Neurons of red-eared-slider (Trachemys scripta) embryoNicolas Noel and Dr. Valentina Cigliola, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.Image of Distinction: Neonatal-mouse astrocyte in cultureAnne Gleich, Licoi, Kaiserslautern, Rheinlandpfalz, GermanyImage of Distinction: Daphnia sp. (water flea) and Volvox sp. (green algae)Přemysl Orlík, Opava, Czech RepublicImage of Distinction: Hazelnut weevil (Curculio nucum)Gerhard Vlcek, Maria Enzersdorf, AustriaImage of Distinction: Cross-section of spruce treetopZhang You, Kunming, Yunnan, ChinaImage of Distinction: A weevil pokes its head out of a hole it bored into a fava bean.Amartya Tashi Mitra and Harsha Sen, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.Image of Distinction: Cellular structures of slipper-limpet (Crepidula fornicata) larvaKaelin Wulf and Ms. Rachel Flannery, Allen Institute, Seattle, Washington, U.S.Third Place: Neurons in an expanded mouse brainDr. Arlene Wechezak, Anacortes, Washington, U.S.Image of Distinction: Red algae, diatoms, and protozoansJustin Zoll, Freeville, New York, U.S.Image of Distinction: Adult fungus gnat caught in the sticky trichomes of a cannabis plant
Be sure to visit the Nikon Small World competition website to view the full set of winning and honored images.
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