The Nikon Small World Photography Competition is an annual celebration of all things teeny-weeny tiny, and gets us science photography fans very excited. Open to entries from professionals and amateurs alike, the subject matter is diverse and always a visual treat.
This year’s crop of winners from the competition have just been announced, and there are some truly stunning images from a wide-range of visual disciplines. Here are some of the images that stood out for us.
Take a look at some of our other picture stories:
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See-through Zebrafish – Overall Winner
See more amazing photography:
- Gotta scan ’em all: 9 other-worldly CT scans of fish
- The see-through frog and 6 other transparent animals that are stranger than fiction
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Send In The Clowns – Second Place Overall
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Salty Snail Tongue – Third Place Overall
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Chameleon Embryo – Top 20 Images
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Crystal Vision – Top 20 Images
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Human Hair – Top 20 Images
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Roller Weevil – Top 20 Images
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Tight tights – Top 20 Images
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Moth To A Microscope – Top 20 Images
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Plain Batty – Top 20 Images
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Phantom of the Larva – Honourable Mention
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LCD Phone Screen – Honourable Mention
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Shiver Me Timber Beetle – Honourable Mention
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Vinyl countdown – Images of Distinction
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Horse Fly – Images of Distinction
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Into the Sunset – Images of Distinction
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A Budding Photographer – Images of Distinction
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Heads Up – Images of Distinction
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Moth to a Flame – Images of Distinction
Authors
James Cutmore is the picture editor of BBC Science Focus Magazine, researching striking images for the magazine and on the website. He is also has a passion for taking his own photographs
