Astonishing winning images from Nikon’s Small World photography competition 2026 | CNN

An image of ink droplets inside a printer has won first prize at the Nikon Small World photomicrography competition, which focuses on images taken through a microscope.
Nikon Small World 2026
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First prize went to Ole Bielfeldt for this image of ink droplets inside an inkjet printer.
Ole Bielfeldt
Nikon Small World 2026
First prize went to Ole Bielfeldt for this image of ink droplets inside an inkjet printer.
Ole Bielfeldt
John-Oliver Dum's photo of a jumping spider with pollen took second place.
John-Oliver Dum
This photo of neurons in an expanded mouse brain won third place for Kaelin Wulf and Rachel Flannery.
Kaelin Wulf & Ms. Rachel Flannery
Justin Theodore Benttinen took this image of a tip of a ballpoint pen.
