The winners of Nikon’s 2017 Small World Photomicrography Competition have been unveiled, and the pictures are impressive to say the least.
The competition invites photographers and scientists from around the world to share their images of things examined under a miscroscope. The 43rd competition had over 2000 entries from 88 different countries, with images featuring a range of subjects including skin cells, plant seeds, mould and butterfly eggs.
View the top twenty placegetters in the gallery below.