Nikon Has Announced The Winners Of The 47th Small World Micrographic Competition. The First Prize This Year Went To Jason Kirk.

The Nikon Small World Competition was founded in 1974 to demonstrate the beauty of microscopic eye photography. This event was considered a leading association in recognizing photography’s art, skill, and excellence in micrographic or micrographic photography.

This year the contest received about 1,900 photos from 88 different countries. All photographs were evaluated for originality, informative content, technical skill, and visual impact.

This year, the first prize went to Jason Kirk for his striking portrayal of a southern oak leaf’s veins, plant hairs, and aerial pores.

To capture the image, Jason used various lighting techniques and design tools to judge, judging by Nikon’s judges, the masterful example of the dynamic relationship between imaging technology and artistic creativity.

First place; Jason Kirk

Using a custom microscope system that combines transmitted light with a color filter with scattered reflected light, Jason Kirk took about 200 separate images of the leaves. He stacked them together to create a stunning appearance. He used light transmitted and reflected on the sides of the leaf to highlight three vital structures in the leaf. Plant hairs, highlighted in white, are thin protrusions that protect the plant from adverse weather conditions, microorganisms, and insects. Jason has marked the apertures with purple; These tiny pores regulate the flow of gases in the plant. The veins that carry water throughout the leaf (vessels) are also visible in turquoise.

second place; Esmeralda Parrick

Second place went to Esmeralda Parrick for her image of a microfluidic device containing hundreds of thousands of network neurons. Primary nerve cells are extracted and cultured and then transmitted by a virus. The idea of Esmeralda shows two isolated but linked populations with different viral therapies.

Third place; Frank Raiser

Third place went to Frank Reiser for a photo of a boar lice on the hind leg, paw, and trachea.

Below you can see the rest of the top images of this contest.

• Photographer Name: Paula Diaz
• Subject: Sensory neurons from mouse embryos

• Photographer Name: Alison Pollack
• Subject: Mucus mold

• Photographer Name: Billy Hughes
• Subject: Suspended calcite crystal in pomegranate gemstone

• Photographer Name: Salius Gogis
• Subject: Table salt crystal

• Photographer Name: Rohan Jung
• Subject: Nerve cells around the mouth and tentacles of starlet anemones

• Photographer Name: Martin Kai Christiansen
• Subject: The fibrous fibers of No stock cyanobacteria contained within a gelatinous matrix.

• Photographer Name: Bernard Allard
• Subject: Diatom

• Photographer Name: Dr. Jorn Ann Hopke
• Subject: A snowflake

• Photographer Name: Dr. Phyllis Placenti
• Subject: Cotton cloth with pollen grains

• Photographer Name: Jacob Sumbal
• Subject: Organoid breast; Movement of myoepithelial cells (blue) on secretory cells of the breast (red)

• Photographer Name: Jason Kirk and Carlos P. Flores Suarez
• Subject: Rat retinal arteries

• Photographer Name: Sebastian Malo
• Subject: Veins and scales in the butterfly wing (Morpho didius)

Photographer Name: John Van Aiken

Subject: Blue flea (Daphne), fetal carrier, and periwinkle

• Photographer Name: Dr. Amy Angwick
• Subject: Intestine cross-section of mice

• Photographer Name: Dr. Tang Zhang and Dr. Paul Studdley
• Subject: Head

• Photographer Name: Dr. Andrea Tedski
• Subject: Three-dimensional vessels of adult rat brain (somatosensory cortex)

• Photographer Name: Oliver Dam
• Subject: The snout of a housefly

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We hope you enjoy this part of the shutter. What do you think of Nikon Small World’s winning images? Which image did you like the most?