From octopus eggs to spider eyes, from slime mold to mouse brain cells, they are the tiny protagonists of the “Nikon Small World Photomicrography” photography competition, which every year rewards the best photomicrography shots.
A competition now in its 50th edition, which captures the beauty of worlds otherwise destined to remain invisible, mixing art and science.
This year too, the winners were announced starting from the revolutionary image of the brain tumor cells of a mouse, taken by Dr. Bruno Cisterna, with the assistance of Dr. Eric Vitriol, of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. The photo reveals that disruptions in the cell’s cytoskeleton can cause diseases such as Alzheimer’s and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
In second place we find Dr. Marcel Clemens who immortalized an electric arc between a pin and a wire.
In third place was a close encounter with a cannabis leaf. It was taken by Chris Romaine.
We have reached the fourth place, which features a section of small intestine. The photo is by Dr. Amy Engevik.
Taking fifth place were Thomas Barlow & Connor Gibbons’ octopus eggs.
While cell slime mold (Cribraria cancelled) by Henri Koskinen achieved sixth position in the rankings.
In seventh place here is a cross section of a leaf “ammophilous sandstone“, herbaceous plant of the Poaceae family.
Equally spectacular are the two images that took 13th and 16th place respectively: the eyes of the green spider “Diaea dorsata” and two curious water fleas (Daphnia) with embryos and ova.
If you don’t want to miss all the other winners of this edition, we recommend you take a look at the official website of the competition.
SOURCE: nikonsmallworld
