In these images, art and science come together in a surprising and beautiful way.
Since 1974, Nikon has held a photography competition to recognize excellent images taken with the assistance of a microscope. In 2021, the competition received almost 2,000 entries from 88 countries. In these images, art and science come together in a surprising and beautiful way. We looked through this year's winning images to share our favorites. Achromats
A red forest ant (Formica rufa), 5X objective lens magnification
The veins and scales on a butterfly wing (Morpho didius), 20X objective lens magnification
Table salt crystal, 10X objective lens magnification
Slime mold, 10X objective lens magnification
The rear leg, claw, and respiratory trachea of a louse (Haematopinus suis)
A snowflake, 4X objective lens magnification
A 40-million-year-old gnat in Baltic amber, 10X objective lens magnification
Agatized dinosaur bone, 5X objective lens magnification
Oxalate crystals in onion skin, 10X objective lens magnification
Algae (Micrasterias), 20X objective lens magnification
The hind leg of a male frog-legged beetle (Sagra buqueti), 4X objective lens magnification
Filamentous strands of Nostoc cyanobacteria captured inside a gelatinous matrix, 4X objective lens magnification
Butterfly eggs, 10X objective lens magnification
A section of a bud flower of Clerodendrum paniculatum, 4X objective lens magnification
A thin slice of a meteorite, 10X objective lens magnification
A passion flower (Passiflora ligularis) cross-section, 40X objective lens magnification
Mold on a cherry stem, 2X objective lens magnification
The eye of a horsefly (Tabanus sudeticus), 40X objective lens magnification
Human brain tumor cells labeled with lentivirus, 10X objective lens magnification
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