The competition is in its 42nd year and this year over 2000 people from 70 countries entered. For those that don't know, photomicrography is the practise of taking a photograph through a microscope or similar magnifying device in order to capture the intricate details of things invisible to the human eye. From the proboscis of a butterfly and the foot of a beetle to espresso coffee crystals, the pictures below give us a whole new way of looking at world.
Fourth Place. Butterfly Proboscis
Fifth Place. Front Foot (Tarsus) Of A Male Diving Beetle
Eyes Of A Jumping Spider
Nineteenth Place. Human Neural Rosette Primordial Brain Cells
Eleventh Place. Scales Of A Butterfly Wing Underside
Thirteenth Place. Poison Fangs Of A Centipede
Sixth Place. Air Bubbles Formed From Melted Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) Crystals
Eighth Place. Wildflower Stamens
Retinal Ganglion Cells In The Whole-Mounted Mouse Retina
Ninth Place. Espresso Coffee Crystals
First Place. Four-Day-Old Zebrafish Embryo
Caudal Gill Of A Dragonfly Larva
Goatsbeard Flower
Second Place. Polished Slab Of Teepee Canyon Agate
Seventh Place. Leaves Of Selaginella
