Nikon has announced the winners of the 42nd annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition, the first place goes to Dr. Oscar Ruiz, for his microscopic view of the facial development of a four-day-old zebrafish embryo. In addition to Dr. Ruiz, Nikon recognized 76 other winners of the 2016 Small World competition, which is comprised of ranked top twenty winning images, 14 Honorable Mentions and 61 Images of Distinction. Scientists, photographers and hobbyists from 70 countries submitted more than 2,000 entries. Judges selected winners that exemplified artistic quality as well as exceptional scientific technique.
1st Dr. Oscar Ruiz
2nd Douglas L. Moore
3rd Rebecca Nutbrown
4th Jochen Schroeder
5th Dr. Igor Siwanowicz
6th – Marek Mis
7th Dr. David Maitland
8th Samuel Silberman
9th Vin Kitayama and Sanae Kitayama
11th Francis Sneyers
13th Walter Piorkowski
14th Dr. Keunyoung Kim
15th Geir Drange
16th Stefano Barone
18th Pia Scanlon
19th Dr. Gist F. Croft, Lauren Pietilla, Stephanie Tse, Dr. Szilvia Galgoczi, Maria Fenner, Dr. Ali H. Brivanlou