{"id":666009,"date":"2026-10-26T17:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T17:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/666009\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T17:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T17:16:24","slug":"the-winners-of-the-2026-nikon-small-world-photomicrography-competition-ctvnews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/666009\/","title":{"rendered":"The winners of the 2026 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition \u2013 CTVNews"},"content":{"rendered":"

From close-ups of sea snails, mouse eyes and jumping spiders to what ink looks like in your inkjet printer when it\u2019s at work, these are the top 20 best photos of the 2026 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition.<\/p>\n

Published:\u00a0October 26, 2026 at 10:39a.m. EDT<\/p>\n

\"\"The winners of the 2026 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition From close-ups of sea snails to what ink looks like in your inkjet printer when it\u2019s at work, these are the top 20 best photos of the 2026 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition.<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"20th Large sea snail (abalone) shell<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Justin Theodore Benttinen
\n
Benttinen Photography
\n
Berkeley, California, USA\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Image Stacking
\n
\u2022 Reflected Light\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 20X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"19th Cross-section of a mouse eye showing retinal blood vessels and the optic nerve<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Satu Paavonsalo, Dr. Sinem Karaman
\n
University of Helsinki
\n
Individualized Drug Therapy Research Program
\n
Helsinki, Uudenmaan l\u00e4\u00e4ni, Finland\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Confocal\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 20X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"18th 14-day-old mouse hippocampal neurons showing nuclei (green) and synaptic proteins (red)<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Bilal Akhtar
\n
Institute of Molecular Biology, Mainz
\n
Department of RNA Biology
\n
Mainz, Germany\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Confocal\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 40X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"17th Lab-grown human intestinal tissue showing glowing, brick-like epithelial cell connections that form the intestine’s protective barrier<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Dr. Gauri Kulkarni
\n
Wake Forest School of Medicine
\n
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM)
\n
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Confocal\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 20X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"16th Embryonic Xenopus skin cells, showing cilia (green), centrioles (red), and cell membranes (white)<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Pierre Nouaux, Laurent Kodjabachian, Camille Boutin
\n
Institut de Biologie du D\u00e9veloppement de Marseille (IBDM)
\n
Marseille, France\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Confocal
\n
\u2022 Fluorescence\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 63X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"15th Mouse trachea showing tiny hair-like cells that move mucus and nearby nerves (blue) associated with the muscles (yellow)<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Dr. Julien Resseguier
\n
University of Oslo
\n
Department of Biosciences
\n
Oslo, Viken, Norway\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Confocal
\n
\u2022 Deconvolution
\n
\u2022 Fluorescence\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 60X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"14th Pilobolus fungi on sheep dung<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Michael Crutchley
\n
Pembrokeshire, Southwest Wales, United Kingdom\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Image Stacking\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 20X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"13th Recrystallized estrogen<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Sebastian Sparenga
\n
McCrone Research Institute
\n
Chicago, Illinois, USA\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Polarized Light\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 10X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"12th A tardigrade molting and laying an egg in the old skin<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Dr. Gonzalo Quiroga Artigas
\n
CRBM-CNRS
\n
Montpellier, H\u00e9rault, France\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Confocal\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 40X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"11th 20 day old sea urchin larva with blue fluorescent nuclei<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Svenja Carolin Kling
\n
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
\n
Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine
\n
La Jolla, California, USA\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Confocal\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 20X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"10th A parasitoid wasp (Conura sp.) emerging from a butterfly chrysalis (Opsiphanes sp.)<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Michael Parra Puentes
\n
Macrotipos
\n
Bogot\u00e1, Cundinamarca, Colombia\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Image Stacking\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 3.7X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"9th Dedifferentiated liver endothelial cell<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Dr. Francisco L\u00e1zaro-Di\u00e9guez
\n
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
\n
Bronx, New York, USA\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Confocal\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 40X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"8th Pencil lead during exposure to a high-voltage electrical discharge<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Dr. Marcel Clemens
\n
Verona, Veneto, Italy\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Image Stacking\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 10X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"7th Human neurons reprogrammed from skin cells growing in a microfluidic chamber<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Dr. Bruno Cisterna, Dr. Eric Vitriol
\n
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
\n
Department of Neuroscience & Regenerative Medicine
\n
Augusta, Georgia, USA\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Confocal\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 20X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"6th Hemitrichia slime mold spore structures (fruiting bodies)<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Eric Epstein
\n
Brooklyn, New York, USA\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Image Stacking\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 10X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"5th Inner structure of a closed daisy<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Michael Crutchley
\n
Pembrokeshire, Southwest Wales, United Kingdom\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Darkfield
\n
\u2022 Image Stacking\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 10X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"4th Tip of a ballpoint pen<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Justin Theodore Benttinen
\n
Benttinen Photography
\n
Berkeley, California, USA\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Image Stacking
\n
\u2022 Reflected Light\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 20X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"3rd Neurons in an expanded mouse brain<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Kaelin Wulf, Rachel Flannery
\n
Allen Institute
\n
Department of Neural Dynamics
\n
Seattle, Washington, USA\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Expansion Microscopy
\n
\u2022 Fluorescence
\n
\u2022 Light Sheet\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 5X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"2nd Jumping spider (Salticus scenicus) with pollen<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
John-Oliver Dum
\n
Medienbunker Produktion
\n
Bendorf, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Image Stacking\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 20X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

(Courtesy Nikon Small World) <\/p>\n

\"\"1st Microscopic view of an inkjet printer depositing ink onto paper<\/p>\n

Photo by:
\n
Ole Bielfeldt
\n
Macrofying
\n
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany\n<\/p>\n

Techniques
\n
\u2022 Slow-Motion
\n
\u2022 Image Stacking\n<\/p>\n

Magnification
\n
\u2022 20X (Objective Lens Magnification)\n<\/p>\n

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