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35th Nikon Small World Competition
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In October for the 35th time Nikon announced the winners of the 2009 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. We, the ‘Imaging & Microscopy' team, would like to present you again the kindly provided winning pictures of this years competition.
The wining picture in the 2009 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition, was a magnificent depiction of the essence of floral life, a gorgeous photograph of a thale cress anther (the male sex organ of a small flowering plant). Heiti Paves of Tallinn, Estonia took the top honor with this image, which was magnified 20 times and taken using a confocal microscope.
More than 2,000 entries were received in 2009, the most ever for the competition, from scientists and artists across the world. The winning images were selected by a distinguished panel of judges. Recognized are photomicrographers for their achievements in capturing dynamic images at the intersection of science and art. "We are lucky to see some of the most unbelievable things under the microscope. This competition is truly the world's gallery, giving researchers and photographers globally the opportunity to share their amazing work," said Lee Shuett, executive vice president, Nikon Instruments. "Every year the competition gets better and better. It is clearly reflecting the discovery process - not in just life science but in industry as well."
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