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Nikon's Small World Gallery
2004 Competition Prize Winners
Images of specimens entered into the 2004 Small World contest included neurons, Quantum Dot crystals, plant tissues and fibers, cells in culture, recrystallized chemicals, animal tissue sections, a tapeworm, and several microscopic invertebrates. Judges for the 30th annual contest were Michael Peres (Rochester Institute of Technology), Bonnie Stutski (Smithsonian Magazine), Ellis Rubenstein (New York Academy of Sciences), Ted Salmon (University of North Carolina), and Michael W. Davidson (Florida State University).
First Prize
Seth A. Coe-Sullivan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Quantum dot nanocrystals deposited on a silicon substrate (200x)
Polarized reflected light Second Prize
Dr. Shirley A. Owens
Center for Advanced Microscopy
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Tradescantia virginiana (spiderwort flower) anther and immature pollen
Confocal (laser) Third Prize
Dr. Torsten Wittmann
The Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, California, USA
Differentiating neuronal cells (actin, microtubules and DNA) (1000x)
Fluorescence Fourth Prize
Charles J. Kazilek
The Paper Project / W.M. Keck Bioimaging Laboratory
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona, USA
Australian plant fibers (Juncus sp.) from mold-made paper (100x)
Confocal (3-laser) Fifth Prize
Francois Paquet-Durand
Institute of Physiology and Cell Biology
Hannover School of Veterinary Medicine
Hannover, Germany
Differentiated human NT-2 neuronal cells, 6 weeks old (40x)
Confocal (laser) Sixth Prize
Charles B. Krebs
Charles Krebs Photography
Issaquah, Washington, USA
Thorax, head and eye section of Chrysochroa fulminans (a metallic beetle) (6.25x)
Reflected light Seventh Prize
Tora Bardal
Department of Biology
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Trondheim, Norway
Turbot larvae, 25 days old (6x)
Brightfield Eighth Prize
Alan Opsahl
Pfizer
Groton, Connecticut, USA
Rat epididymis (part of the male reproductive system) (100x)
Brightfield Ninth Prize
Edy Kieser
Ennenda, Switzerland
Crystallized acetaminophen and ascorbic acid (40x)
Polarized light Tenth Prize
Wim van Egmond
Micropolitan Museum
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Brittle Star Larva, living specimen (100x)
Differential interference contrast Eleventh Prize
Edy Kieser
Ennenda, Switzerland
Crystallized glycine, tartaric acid and resorcinol (40x)
Polarized light Twelfth Prize
Christian Gautier
BIOS/PHONE Photo Agency
Paris, France
Scolex (head) of Cysticercus psiformis (tapeworm) (100x)
Polarized light Thirteenth Prize
Dr. Tsutomu Seimiya
Department of Chemistry
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo, Japan
Interference image of a microscopic flow-pattern in draining soap film (15x)
Simple microscope Fourteenth Prize
Robert Markus
Biological Research Center / Institute of Genetics
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Szeged, Hungary
Taraxacum sp. (dandelion) stigma with pollen (100x)
Fluorescence Fifteenth Prize
Wim van Egmond
Micropolitan Museum
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Micrasterias rotata (a desmid) undergoing cell division (200x)
Darkfield Sixteenth Prize
Ruben M. Sandoval
Indiana Center for Biological Microscopy
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Superficial kidney glomerulus of a living Munic Wistar rat (60x)
Confocal (2-Photon) Seventeenth Prize
Dr. Amy M. Brock
Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Human microvascular endothelial cell (60x)
Fluorescence Eighteenth Prize
Dr. Jennifer Waters Shuler and Dr. Adrian Salic
Department of Cell Biology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Mitotic human cells (microtubules, kinetochores, and DNA) (1000x)
Confocal (spinning disk) Nineteenth Prize
Pedro Barrios
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Ottawa, Canada
Planarization of patterned silicon-nitride-coated silicon-substrate (200x)
Reflected light / differential interference contrast Twentieth Prize
Albert Tousson
Department of Cell Biology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Cultured baby hamster kidney cells (1500x)
Fluorescence Honorable Mentions
Honorable Mention
Dylan T. Burnette
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Filamentous actin and microtubules in the growth cone of a bag cell neuron (800x)
Fluorescence Honorable Mention
Dr. Kuruganti Murti
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Dried antibody precipitate (1000x)
Confocal (laser) Honorable Mention
Dr. Chris Guthrie
Seattle, Washington, USA
Paraformaldehyde-fixed human embryonic kidney cells (3113x)
Fluorescence Honorable Mention
Rene van Wezel
Aylesford, UK
Epidermal peel from an oat leaf (100x)
Phase contrast with Rheinberg filters Honorable Mention
Donald W. Pottle, CME
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Endothelial cell culture (microtubules and nuclei) (400x)
Fluorescence Honorable Mention
Samuel J. Lawrence
Kempton, Pennsylvania, USA
Polished cross section of a bamboo fly fishing rod (200x)
Differential interference contrast Honorable Mention
Dr. Ed Lein
San Diego, California, USA
Coronal sections of a 10 week old mouse brain (2x)
Darkfield Honorable Mention
Ian C. Walker
Huddersfield, UK
Silkworm trachea (40x)
Darkfield / Rheinberg Honorable Mention
Dr. Monica Pons
Barcelona, Spain
Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) embryo (20x)
Confocal (laser) Honorable Mention
Dr. Jaromir Plasek
Prague, Czech Republic
Wing of a Lasius niger queen (garden ant) (20x)
Fluorescence Honorable Mention
Dr. John E. Hart
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Resorcinal and methylene blue
Polarized light Honorable Mention
Dr. John E. Hart
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Crystallized resorcinal and carbon tetrabromide (33x)
Polarized light Honorable Mention
Dr. Ales Kladnik
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Flies caught on a Drosera leaf (carnivorous sundew plant) (30x)
Reflected light Honorable Mention
Dr. Marna E. Ericson
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Ixodes scapularis (deer tick) hypostome attached to the ear of a hamster (200x)
Confocal (laser) Honorable Mention
Dr. Alison J. North and Dr. Ignacio Munoz-sanjuan and Dr. Ali H. Brivanlou
New York, New York, USA
Nervous system of a live Xenopus tadpole (10x)
Confocal (laser)
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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