Nikon Small World Competition 2025
Top prize is $3,000 for each top winner
- Deadline: 30 April 2025
- Entry fee: Free
- Website: https://enter.nikonsmallworld.com/
Celebrating 50 years of images captured by the light microscope, Nikon invites entries to the Small World competitions for 2025.
Nikon Small World is the world’s preeminent photographic competition for images TAKEN THROUGH THE MICROSCOPE. It is comprised of 2 separate contests, Nikon Small World and Nikon Small World in Motion (sometimes referred to as SWIM). Nikon Small World is for STILL images taken through a microscope and Small World in Motion is for movies, time-lapse movies also taken through a light microscope.
A judging panel comprised of an independent group of between 4 and 5 individuals with varying areas of expertise in imaging, science and scientific communications. The judges are chosen by Nikon and Nikon has people on hand at the judging mainly to assure eligibility/rules compliance, and to provide any support our judges may need in the process.
Prizes:
Top prize is $3,000 for each top winner in Nikon Small World AND Nikon Small World in Motion. Additional prizes are awarded to top 20, Honorable Mention and Images of Distinction for Small World and Top 5 and Honorable mentions for Small World in Motion.
Eligibility:
The contest is open to anyone over the age of 18 years who is not an employee of Nikon, their agencies, affiliates or any competing microscope or camera manufacturers.
Copyrights & Usage Rights:
Nikon only requests an image release from those who have won