Nikon Small World Announces Winners of Its 2026 Photomicrography Contest
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The Nikon Small World Competition has announced the photography winners of its 52nd annual contest, images captured through microscopes that range from neurons to ballpoint pens. The first-place prize went to Ole Bielfeldt, a student and experimental photographer, for an image of ink droplets suspended inside an inkjet printer as it prints. The announcement comes weeks after the competition's video winner was dethroned for its use of generative A.I. Science News describes this year's contest as capturing the wonders of the very small, from flying ink droplets to a jumping spider.
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Smithsonian Magazine
Source ↗Smithsonian Magazine reports that the Nikon Small World Competition has announced its photography winners for its 52nd annual contest, weeks after its video winner was dethroned for use of generative A.I.
Quanta Magazine
Source ↗Quanta Magazine reports that the winning entries in the 2026 Nikon Small World competitions reveal the hidden interactions that govern everyday life.
The Guardian
Source ↗The Guardian reports that the 52nd annual Nikon Small World competition honours microscope images, with the first-place prize awarded to Ole Bielfeldt, a student and experimental photographer, for his image of ink droplets suspended inside an inkjet printer as it prints.
Science News
Source ↗Science News reports that this year's Nikon Small World photomicrography contest captured the wonders of the very small, from flying ink droplets to a jumping spider.
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