The Nikon Small World Competition first began in 1975 as a means to recognize and applaud the efforts of those involved with photography through the light microscope. Since then, Small World has become a leading showcase for photomicrographers from the widest array of scientific disciplines.

  
In 2011, Nikon announced that it would begin accepting movies taken through the microscope as a new category in the 37th annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. The introduction of this new category, titled Small World in Motion, encompasses any movie or digital time-lapse photography taken through the microscope and adds a new, distinct discipline to the competition. The movies are judged and honored as a separate category in the competition, complete with prizes for first, second and third places.

  
Nikon welcomes a broad range of subject matter, 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.

Submission is free! Artists are responsible for any production costs for the works submitted.

**Awards for winning video:**

  
* 1st Prize - USD $3,000
* 2nd Prize - USD $2,000
* 3rd Prize - USD $1,000
* 4th Prize - USD $800
* 5th Prize - USD $600
* Honorable Mentions - USD $100 each

  
Each year, the top 20 prize-winners are exhibited at numerous museums and science centers throughout the United States and Canada. Stills from winning videos have also been featured on the covers of prestigious scientific and industrial journals.

Nikon Small World In Motion Competition

**Nikon Small World Competition: Recognizing Excellence in Photography through the Microscope**

  
The Nikon Small World Competition first began in 1975 as a means to recognize and applaud the efforts of those involved with photography through the light microscope. Since then, Small World has become a leading showcase for photomicrographers from the widest array of scientific disciplines.

  
A photomicrograph is a technical document that can be of great significance to science or industry. But a good photomicrograph is also an image whose structure, color, composition, and content is an object of beauty, open to several levels of comprehension and appreciation.

  
Nikon welcomes a broad range of subject matter, 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.

_Entrants who qualify will receive a Nikon Small World Calendar just for entering._

**Awards for winning photographs:**

* 1st Prize - USD $3,000
* 2nd Prize - USD $2,000
* 3rd Prize - USD $1,000
* 4th Prize - USD $800
* 5th Prize - USD $600
* 6th Prize - USD $400
* 7th-10th Prizes - USD $300 each
* 11th-20th Prizes - USD $200 each
* Honorable Mentions - USD $100 each.

Each year, the top 20 prize-winners are exhibited at numerous museums and science centers throughout the United States and Canada. Many winning images have also been featured on the covers of prestigious scientific and industrial journals.

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