Nikon Small World Competition 2023 and a Chance to Win USD 3,000

Nikon is pleased to announce the edition of Nikon Small World Competition 2023 that opens to professionals, amateurs, and anyone with interest in microscopy and photography through the microscope. You can participate by uploading digital images and/or movies. Just share your best work and you get a lot of valuable prizes.

Competition Categories:

• Small World Photomicrography Competition
• Small World In Motion Video Competition

If you are among the winners, you will have: 

For Small World Photomicrography Competition Prizes

• 1st Prize: USD $3,000
• 2nd Prize: $2,000
• 3rd Prize: $1,000
• 4th Prize: $800
• 5th Prize: $600
• 6th Prize: $400
• 7th-10th Prizes: $300 each
• 11th-20th Prizes: $200 each
• Honorable Mentions: $100 each
• Images of Distinction: One (1) Nikon-branded promotional item, having a retail value of approximately(USD$35.00).

For Small World In Motion Video Competition

• 1st Prize: USD $3,000
• 2nd Prize: $2,000
• 3rd Prize: $1,000
• 4th Prize: $800
• 5th Prize: $600
• Honorable Mentions: $100 each

Please note:

• The winners of the Competition will be announced publicly on the Website and various online media outlets on or around October 15, 2023. 
• All Prizes will be awarded in the form of a Visa gift card preloaded in the amount of the Prize in U.S. Dollars. 

You should follow the following rules:

• The Competition is open only to individuals who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry and have access to a light microscope.
• The following individuals are not eligible to enter the Competition:
• employees of Nikon Instruments Inc., Shaw & Todd, Inc., their respective parent companies and affiliated companies, and/or the immediate family and household members of each such employee.
• the Competition Judges, regardless of the date of appointment, and/or their immediate family and household members.
• individuals engaged (as a business owner or employee)in the manufacture, distribution, and/or sale of microscopes, related accessories, and/or photographic equipment. 
• Submissions that have competed previously in any active or ongoing photomicrography competition, and/or that have won any other photomicrography competition, are not eligible.
• Each Entrant may upload a maximum of three (3) works during the Competition Entry Period.
• Images and Videos do not need to be taken with a Nikon-branded microscope.
• Images and videos should be submitted with the highest quality with regard to file size, bit depth, and resolution.
• Images must be submitted in .jpeg, .png, or .tiff format.
• Videos must be submitted in .mp4, .mpg, .wmv, .avi, .or .mov format, and may not exceed sixty (60) seconds.
• Works must be taken by Entrant using a light microscope. Images and videos taken with an electron or any other microscope(s) are not eligible.
• The Submission must be in the English language.
• Represent and warrant that you own the rights to the submission.
• The Submission must not contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to trademark, or other intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement.

Judging Criteria:

Your work will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Creativity/Originality
• Informational Content
• Technical Proficiency
• Artistic and Visual Impact

About Nikon:

Nikon is one of the world's leading suppliers of products and solutions based on advanced optoelectronics and precision technologies. Nikon is famous for its cameras and binoculars, but they make a whole range of other products too. For example, did you know they manufacture equipment used to fabricate the semiconductors found in your PC and smartphone? And that they make measuring instruments that detect microscopic defects in electronic components? Nikon technologies contribute to people's lives in ways you may never have imagined.

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