An image of cancer cells in mouse’s brain has been awarded first prize in an international photography competition that challenges people to think small — microscopically small.
Called the Nikon Small World competition, the contest has been celebrating the beauty in the teeny-tiny for nearly 50 years and is renowned for showcasing spectacular imagery captured with the help of a microscope.
This year’s competition attracted more than 2,100 entries from 80 countries.
The entries were judged on their originality, informational content, technical proficiency, and visual impact.
A few of my favourites:
Spores of black truffle by Jan Martinek.
Wing scales of a butterfly on a medical syringe needle by Daniel Knop.
Recrystallised mixture of hydroquinone and myoinositol by Marek Mis.
The cross section of a European beach grass leaf by Gerhard Vlcek.