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Chosen for both its scientific and artistic qualities from among a record 2,000 entries, this
image was captured by Estonian scientist Heiti Paves.
“As part of my work as a research scientist, I have been taking photographs through the
microscope for almost 30 years to observe the processes in living cells,” Paves said
Thursday in a press release.
Nikon honored 20 images this year including an anglerfish ovary, cotton fibers and fish
scales.
Winning the popular vote online out of 137 finalists was the image below of a bundle of
fluorescent actin protein filaments captured by Dennis Breitsprecher of the Institute of
Biophysical Chemistry at Germany’s Hannover Medical School.
See the winners of the competition over the last 35 years below and on the following
pages.
Images: Above: Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) anther (20x) Confocal / Heiti Paves,
Tallinn University of Technology, courtesy of Nikon Small World.
1991: Polyurethane elastic fiber bundle (25x), Polarized Light. / Marc Van Hove,
Centexbel, Belgium. Courtesy of Nikon Small World. The 1991 runners up.
1990: Crystals evaporated from solution of magnesium sulfate and tartaric acid (50x),
Polarized Light. / Richard H. Lee, Argonne National Laboratory. Courtesy of Nikon
Small World. The 1990 runners up.
1989: Multiple exposure of a knitting machine needle (10x), Brightfield. / Marc Van
Hove, Centexbel, Belgium. Courtesy of Nikon Small World. The 1989 runners up.
1988: Gold residue and gold-coated bubbles in glassy matrix (20x), Brightfield. / David
Smith, Queensland, Australia. Courtesy of Nikon Small World. The 1988 runners up.
1987: Crystals of influenza virus neuraminidase isolated from terns (14x), Brightfield
with Colored Filters. / Julie Macklin and Dr. Graeme Laver, Australian National
University. Courtesy of Nikon Small World. The 1987 runners up.
1986: Live water mount of Hydra viridissima capturing Daphnia pulex (10x), Darkfield. /
Steven F. Lowry, University of Ulster at Coleraine, North Ireland. Courtesy of Nikon
Small World. The 1986 runners up.
1985: Formalin-fixed whole mount of a spiral nematode, multiple exposure (160x),
Darkfield. / Jon D. Eisenback, North Carolina State University. Courtesy of Nikon Small
World. The 1985 runners up.
1984: Inclusions of goethite and hematite in Brazilian agate (30x), Transmitted light with
reflected fiber-optic illumination. / John I. Kolvula, Gemological Institute of America.
Courtesy of Nikon Small World. The 1984 runners up.
1983: Suctorian attached to stalk of red algae, encircled by ring of diatoms (125x),
Darkfield. / Elieen Roux, Bob Hope International Heart Research Institute. Courtesy of
Nikon Small World. The 1983 runners up.
1982: Silverberry scaly hair whole mount (400x), Brightfield. / Jon D. Eisenback, North
Carolina State University. Courtesy of Nikon Small World. The 1982 runners up.
1981: Collapsed bubbles from an annealed experimental electronic sealing glass (55x),
Reflected Light, Nomarski Differential Interference Contrast. / David Gnizak, Ferro
Corp., Independence, Ohio. Courtesy of Nikon Small World. The 1981 runners up.
1980: Larvacean within its feeding structure dyed with red organic carmine which the
larvacean syphoned in while filter feeding (20x), Underwater camera with multiple
extension tubes. / James M. King, Marine Science Institute, University of California,
Santa Barbara. Courtesy of Nikon Small World. The 1980 runners up.
1979: Stalked protozoan attached to a filamentous green algae with bacteria on its
surface (160x), Nomarski Differential Interference Contrast. / Paul W. Johnson,
University of Rhode Island. Courtesy of Nikon Small World. The 1979 runners up.
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