Nikon Small World Photography 2019 Winners

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First place: Fluorescent turtle embryo (Teresa Zgoda & Teresa Kugler/courtesy of Nikon Small World)

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Second place: Depth-color coded projections of three stentors (single-cell freshwater protozoans) (Dr. Igor Siwanowicz/courtesy of Nikon Small World)

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Third place: Alligator embryo developing nerves and skeleton (Daniel Smith Paredes & Dr. Bhart-Anjan S. Bhullar/courtesy of Nikon Small World)

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Fourth place: Male mosquito (Jan Rosenboom/courtesy of Nikon Small World)

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Fifth place: Snowflake (Caleb Foster/courtesy of Nikon Small World)

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Sixth place: Small white hair spider (Javier Rupérez/courtesy of Nikon Small World)

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Seventh place: Chinese red carnation stamen (Dr. Guillermo López López/courtesy of Nikon Small World)

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Eighth place: Frozen water droplet (Garzon Christian/Courtesy of NikonSmallWorld )

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Ninth place: Tulip bud cross section (Andrei Savitsky, Cherkassy/courtesy of Nikon Small World)

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10th place: BPAE cells in telophase stage of mitosis (Jason M. Kirk/courtesy of Nikon Small World)

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11th place: A pair of ovaries from an adult Drosophila, or fruit fly (Dr. Yujun Chen & Dr. Jocelyn McDonald/courtesy of Nikon Small World)

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12th place: Mosquito larva (Anne Algar/courtesy of Nikon Small World)

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13th place: Cuprite (mineral composed of copper oxide) (Dr. Emilio Carabajal Márquez/courtesy of Nikon Small World)

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14th place: Female Oxyopes dumonti (lynx) spider (Antoine Franck/courtesy of Nikon Small World)

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15th place: Pregnant Daphnia magna (small planktonic crustacean) (Marek Miś/ courtesy of Nikon

15th place: Pregnant Daphnia magna (small planktonic crustacean) (Marek Miś/ courtesy of Nikon Small World)

Nikon just announced the winning images for its Small World Photography Competition. A panel of expert judges rummaged through 2,000 microscope visuals from photographers (both amateur and professional) all across the globe. First place went to microscopy technician Teresa Agoda who snapped a photo of a developing turtle embryo. Second place was given to Dr. Igo Siwanowicz for his composite image of three single-cell freshwater protozoans. And lastly, third place was awarded to Daniel Smith Paredes for his photo of a growing American alligator embryo at around 20 days of development.

The Nikon Small World Photography Competition first started in 1975 as a way to shed light on the talents and specialties of photomicrographers coming from a wide array of scientific disciplines. View 15 of the winning images in the slideshow above and then visit Nikon’s Small World website to check out the full list of this year’s winners.

Elsewhere, take a look at the best artworks releasing this week.

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