The Nikon photomicrography competition winners of 2018 include striking close-ups of a compound eye, a fern, and an insect’s bubble house.

Thomas Deerinck has been at the helm of a microscope for more than four decades. And he’s got lots to show for it, including a half a dozen placements in the Nikon Small World competition.

The artful science of Tom Deerinck, a micrographer who consistently places in Nikon’s Small World competition

Vote for the best micrograph image in Nikon’s 2011 Small World Competition.