Deadline:
April 30, 2024
Location(s)
Online
Overview
The Nikon International Small World Competition first began in 1975 as a means to recognize and applaud the efforts of those involved with photography through the light microscope. Since then, Small World has become a leading showcase for photomicrographers from the widest array of scientific disciplines.
Details
In 2011, Nikon announced that it would begin accepting movies taken through the microscope as a new category in the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. The introduction of this new category, titled Small World in Motion, encompasses any movie or digital time-lapse photography taken through the microscope and adds a new, distinct discipline to the competition. The movies are judged and honored as a separate category in the competition, complete with prizes for first, second and third places.
Nikon welcomes a broad range of subject matter, and any type of light microscopy technique is acceptable, including phase contrast, polarized light, fluorescence, interference contrast, darkfield, confocal, deconvolution, and mixed techniques. Entries submitted to Nikon are then judged by an independent panel of experts who are recognized authorities in the area of photomicrography and photography. These entries are judged on the basis of originality, informational content, technical proficiency and visual impact.
SPONSOR: Nikon Instruments Inc., a Delaware corporation, 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747.
ADMINISTRATOR: Shaw & Todd, Inc., PO Box 7197, Freehold, NJ 07728.
The 2022 Nikon Small World in Motion Competition is now open for entries.
HOW TO ENTER: During the Competition Entry Period, visit www.nikonsmallworld.com (the “Website”) and:
- Upload up to three (3) photomicrographic videos taken by the Entrant (collectively, the “Videos”) to the Entry Form.
- Indicate your agreement with these Official Rules and that Sponsor may contact Entrant regarding this Competition using any of the Registration Information submitted on the Entry Form, by checking the box displayed on the Entry Form and submitting the Entry Form together with all Registration Information and Videos.
The Registration Information and Videos are both required to enter this Competition and are hereinafter collectively referred to as your “Submission.” Submissions will be accepted only until the end of the Competition Entry Period, that is, April 30th, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET. By uploading your Submission, you represent, warrant, and agree that your Submission conforms to the Guidelines and Restrictions set forth below (collectively, the “Guidelines and Restrictions”) and that Sponsor and/or Administrator, in their sole discretion, may remove your Submission and disqualify you from the Competition if it believes, in its sole discretion, that your Submission fails to conform in any way whatsoever to the Guidelines and Restrictions. All Submission files will be retained by Sponsor and will not be returned to the Entrant.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
The Nikon Small World in Motion Video Competition (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 (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee,
- the Competition Judges, regardless of the date of appointment, and/or their immediate family and household members, and/or
- individuals engaged (as a business owner or employee) in the manufacture, distribution, and/or sale of microscopes, related accessories, and/or photographic equipment.
PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPETITION AND/OR THE RECEIPT OF ANY PRIZE MAY BE RESTRICTED OR VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
Dates
Deadline: April 30, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
Nikon Small World In Motion Contest Prizes
Top 5 prize winners are selected and ranked by Small World In Motion Judges.
- 1st Prize: $3,000
- 2nd Prize: $2,000
- 3rd Prize: $1,000
- 4th Prize: $800
- 5th Prize: $600
Honorable Mentions: $100 each
All Prizes will be awarded in the form of a Visa gift card preloaded in the amount of the Prize in U.S. Dollars (the “Gift Card”). Visa is not a sponsor of or otherwise associated with this Competition. The Gift Card is subject to Visa’s applicable terms and conditions, which may include an expiration date for use.
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