Nikon Small World 2009 Winners Announced: “

The winners in this year’s Nikon Small World photomicrography contest have been announced. The competition, held annually since 1974, gives a good overview of how optics and digital technology have opened up the beauty of the microworld. Below is the grand prize winner and one of the runners up that we particularly enjoyed.


Heiti Paves, Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) anther (20X)


Arlene Wechezak, Algae and diatoms (10X)

Link: Nikon Small World 2009 Winners…

(Via Medgadget.)