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Nikon's Small World Gallery
2003 Competition Prize Winners
Images of specimens entered into the 2003 Small World contest included a rat brain, nematode worms, latex spheres, thin films, a snowflake, cells in culture, sperm cells, a computer chip, polymers, algae, several plants, and a variety of chemical crystals. Judges for the 29th annual contest were Carolyn L. Smith (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke), Paul Forscher (Yale University), Jennifer Waters Shuler (Harvard University), Kristine LaManna (Popular Science Magazine), and Michael W. Davidson (Florida State University).
First Prize
Dr. Torsten Wittmann
The Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, California, USA
Filamentous actin and microtubules (structural proteins) in mouse fibroblasts (cells) (1000x)
Fluorescence Second Prize
Dr. Greg W. Rouse
Marine Invertebrates, South Australian Museum
Adelaide, Australia
Myrianida pachycera, a polychaete (worm) (60x)
Darkfield Third Prize
Dr. Heiti Paves
Laboratory of Molecular Genetics
Tallinn, Estonia
Dorsal root ganglion neurons of an embryonic rat (100x)
Fluorescence Fourth Prize
Thomas J. Deerinck
National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research
University of California at San Diego
La Jolla, California, USA
Stained rat brain section (600x)
Fluorescence Fifth Prize
Vanesa Y. Rawe
Pittsburgh Development Center, MWRI, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Mouse spermatozoa (100x)
Fluorescence Sixth Prize
Linda M. Strzegowski
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Homopolymer blend dewetting on patterned surfaces (200x)
Brightfield Seventh Prize
Dr. John Runions
Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge
Cambridge, UK
Trichome (hair cell) of the leaf epidermis of Arabidopsis (a flowering plant) (600x)
Confocal Eighth Prize
Dr. Jonathan D. Eisenback
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Dorylaim sp., a plant-parasitic nematode (worm) (630x)
Differential interference contrast Ninth Prize
Nasser M. Rusan
Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Epithelial cell in anaphase (stage of cell division) (100x)
Confocal Tenth Prize
Alice C. Kilgo
Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Monodisperse latex spheres (100x)
Brightfield Eleventh Prize
Ron Oldfield
Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Microchip (switch controller) (8x)
Brightfield Twelfth Prize
John E. Hart
Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Crystallized acetaldehyde and carbon tetrabromide (7x)
Polarized light Thirteenth Prize
Dr. Louise A. Aquila-Pastir
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Human cardiac myocytes (heart muscle cells) (126x)
Confocal Fourteenth Prize
Jakob Jankowski
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Bonn
Bonn, Germany
Mouse Purkinje (brain) cells (1400x)
Differential interference contrast Fifteenth Prize
Dr. Lynn A. Boatner and Hu F. Longmire
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
Surface of titanium carbide crystal (64x)
Differential interference contrast Sixteenth Prize
Megan J. Cordill
Washington State University
Cheney, Washington, USA
Thin copper film surface (100x)
Brightfield Seventeenth Prize
Peter Webber
Planapo Optical
Kavala, Greece
Arachnoidiscus sp diatom (microscopic algae) (800x)
Jamin-Lebedeff interference contrast Eighteenth Prize
Dr. Eli Finkelstein
Edison, New Jersey, USA
Crystallized oxalic acid and monosodium glutamate (MSG) (25x)
Oblique illumination, darkfield, and polarized light Nineteenth Prize
Edward Kinsman
Kinsman Physics Productions
Rochester, New York, USA
Snowflake (35x)
Fiber optic illumination Twentieth Prize
Loes Modderman
Science Art
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Crystallized caustic soda (cleaning agent), Glauber's salt (multi-purpose chemical), and D76 (a photochemical) (40x)
Polarized light Honorable Mentions
Honorable Mention
Dr. Torsten Wittmann
La Jolla, California, USA
Filamentous actin and microtubules (structural proteins) in mouse fibroblasts (cells) (1000x)
Fluorescence Honorable Mention
Rick C. Stahl
Danville, Pennsylvania, USA
Nerve culture from dorsal root ganglia of an embryonic rat (100x)
Confocal and fluorescence Honorable Mention
Kevin Mackenzie
Aberdeen, UK
Wing surface of Argema mittrei (Madagascar Moon Moth) (25x)
Brightfield and fiber optic illumination Honorable Mention
Dr. Thomas J. Deerinck
La Jolla, California, USA
Stained rat brain section (1500x)
Fluorescence Honorable Mention
Edy Kieser
Ennenda, Switzerland
Succinic acid and urea (40x)
Polarized light Honorable Mention
Dr. Jhodie R. Duncan
Melbourne, Australia
Mixture of Zinnoberrot and Janus Green (coloring agents) (10x)
Brightfield Honorable Mention
Ian C. Walker
Huddersfield, UK
Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) (63x)
Polarized light Honorable Mention
Dr. Rong Wen
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Rat retinal (eye) artery (200x)
Fluorescence Honorable Mention
Wim van Egmond
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Magelonid larva (a polychaete worm) (100x)
Differential interference contrast Honorable Mention
Aaron Messing
West Orange, New Jersey, USA
Cross section of Pinus stem (pine tree) (40x)
Brightfield Honorable Mention
Dr. Marna E. Ericson
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Sagittal section of a mouse foot (100x)
Confocal Honorable Mention
Adele J. Vincent
Hobart, Australia
Cortical neurons (brain cells) of an embryonic rat (200x)
Fluorescence Honorable Mention
Loes Modderman
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Crystallized saccharine (25x)
Polarized light Honorable Mention
Dr. Pedro Barbosa
Evora, Portugal
Predatory nematode (worm) feeding on a phytonematode (plant-parasitic worm) (100x)
Differential interference contrast Honorable Mention
Daniel Kirilly
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Section of a Drosophila (fruit fly) ovary (germarium) (120x)
Confocal Honorable Mention
John E. Hart
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Crystallized acetaldehyde and methylene blue (25x)
Polarized light Honorable Mention
Dr. Dennis D. Kunkel
Kailua, Hawaii, USA
Drosera sp. leaf (sundew plant) (14x)
Darkfield
The Nikon Small World Competition is open to anyone with an interest in photography through the microscope. Truly international in scope, entries have been received from the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Winners have included both professionals and hobbyists.
The subject matter for this year's contest is unrestricted and any type of light microscopy technique is acceptable, including phase contrast, polarized light, fluorescence, interference contrast, darkfield, confocal, deconvolution, and mixed techniques. Entries submitted to Nikon are then judged by an independent panel of experts who are recognized authorities in the area of photomicrography and photography. These entries are judged on the basis of originality, informational content, technical proficiency and visual impact.
Entries may be submitted either on film (in 35 millimeter transparency format) or uploaded digitally through your web browser. The links below provide options for entering the contest.
Digital Entries - Entrants may enter Nikon's Small World Competition by uploading digital images directly to our servers. Before you begin, read the Contest Rules and prepare your images for uploading according to the instructions. You may also download a 2008 Competition Entry Form in portable document format for submission of entries by mail.
Prize List - Winners will receive one of 20 prizes, sorted according to rank in the competition. First place is a vacation trip valued at $3000 (US) or the equivalent amount of photographic, scientific, or industrial equipment and accessories at their suggested retail selling prices in the USA. Honorable mention winners will receive an 16 x 20-inch print of their entries.
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