Source: Nikon Small World
Nikon Small World 2026: the world under the microscope
The longest-running international photomicrography competition: 52 years rewarding spectacular images captured through the light microscope. The 2026 winner shows ink droplets suspended mid-print.
Nikon Small World has been rewarding images captured through the light microscope for 52 years. The 2026 winners are in: first place goes to Ole Bielfeldt for a photograph of ink droplets suspended in mid-air while a printer is working.
The competition is open to anyone interested in photomicrography, a field that reveals the beauty and complexity of life and the world at a scale the eye cannot see.
On its website you can browse the photo gallery with all of this year’s awarded images. And if you prefer motion, there is also a video competition, Small World in Motion.