The Nikon International Small World Competition began in 1974 to recognize the efforts of those involved with photography through the light microscope. Small World has become the leading showcase for photomicrographers from a wide array of scientific disciplines.
Photomicrographs are technical documents, and can be of great significance to science or industry. But for the competition, the judges look for ones that are, in addition, images whose structure, color, composition, and content are in and of themselves beautiful.
The Small World Competition is international in scope, and entries have been received from the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Winners have included both professionals and hobbyists.
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The 2005 Winners:
1st 
Charles Krebs
2nd 
Thomas Deerinck
3rd 
Stefan Eberhard
4th 
Edy Kieser
5th 
Neil Egan
6th 
M. Oechsli
7th 
Shirley Owens
8th 
Thomas Deerinck
9th 
John Huisman
10th 
Susan Johnson
11th 
Ron Oldfield
12th 
Edy Kieser
13th 
C. Ukachukwu
14th 
Paul Andrews
15th 
Shumel Silberman
16th 
Donald Pottle
17th 
Jan Schmoranzer
18th 
C. Bohley
19th 
Ian Walker
20th 
Oliver Skibbe
Honorable Mentions:
Tracy Anderson
M. Bré
A. Dove
C. Evans, et al.
Patrick Hickey
Dennis Kunkel
Stephen Nagy
Nasser Rusan
C. Russell, et al.
Spike Walker
