10 PRIZE WINNING SCIENCE PHOTOS TO AMAZE YOU NOW
Today we are celebrating 10 science photographers who have a lot to be proud of. Their photos got recognized in 2 prestigious scientific photo competitions, the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes and UCSF’s 2015 Sci-Resolution Awards. Check out the beautiful pride and glory below.
1. SALTWATER CROCODILE, BY JUSTIN GILLIAN
Photographer Justin Gilligan perfectly took some incredible photos while exploring the coral reefs in Kimbe Bay, Papau New Guinea. His prize-winning photo, Saltwater Crocodile, presents a jaw-dropping perspective, highlighting the incredible beauty of a juvenile croc, with its perfectly adapted eyes and nostrils, raised above the waterline, and its gorgeous camouflaged skin beneath.
2. THE VELA SUPER NOVA REMNANT, BY PAUL HAESE
It is mind blowing to contemplate the incredibly long lifespan of a star. Paul Haese’s photo, The Vela Super Nova Remnant, a star, born 11,000 years ago, now appears as a mere accumulation of dust and gas.
3. LOOKING WITHOUT SEEING, BY JAMES DOREY
Have you ever seen a spider look this beautiful? James Dorey’s prize-winning photograph, Looking Without Seeing, highlights the complex and powerful eyes of jumping spiders. The two male spiders pictured are, amazingly, unaware of each other’s presence without a direct line of sight.
4. POWER PACKED, BY TORSTEN WITTMANN
This amazing photo won Grand Prize at UCSF’s inaugural 2015 Sci-Resolution Awards. Packed with beautiful color and incredible detail, Torsten Wittmann’s Power Packed, shows the structure of endothelial cells, which line the interior surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels.
5. FAT FILLER, BY DANIEL KOPINK
Daniel Kopink’s photo, Fat Filler, highlights Adipose cells (red) infiltrating a mouse skeletal muscle (green), which is degenerating after a chronic injury.
6. BLOOD BARRIER, BY KATRINA GOLD
The beautiful bright blue hues in Blood Barrier, by Katrina Gold, depict blood cells clustering around air sacs in a fruit fly’s thorax, acting as immune sentinels against infection.
7. HOMING HEMOCYTES, BY SARAH HEADLAND
Homing Hemocytes, by Sarah Headland, shows immune cells in a fruit fly as they cluster in patches; white regions on this intensity map have the most cells, followed by blue and red.
8. PROTEIN PALETTE, BY CONNOR LUDWIG
Protein Palette, by Connor Ludwig, shows us different forms of tau protein, represented in different colors, co-localized in a mouse’s brain.
9. STEM CELL SCAFFOLDS, BY OMER BAYRAKTAR
Stem Cell Scaffolds, by Omer Bayraktar, shows neural stem cells, as they extend fibers that act as “rail road tracks” for migrating neurons (blue) and glial cells (green).
10. SOFT CORAL, BY GARY CRANITCH
Not much is known about soft coral and its effect on coral reef biodiversity, which indicates that we still have much to learn. Gary Cranitch’s stunning winning photograph, entitled Soft Coral can help us to understand reef systems better.
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IMAGE CREDITS:
- Image: Courtesy of Australian Museum. 2015 New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography. Saltwater Crocodile, by Justin Gilligan.
- Image: Courtesy of Australian Museum. 2015 New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography. Saltwater Crocodile, by Justin Gilligan.
- Image: Courtesy of Australian Museum. 2015 New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography. The Vela Super Nova Remnant, by Paul Haese.
- Image: Courtesy of Australian Museum. 2015 New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography. Looking Without Seeing, by James Dorey.
- Image: Courtesy of University of California at San Francisco. Power Packed, by Torsten Wittmann. 2015 Sci-Resolution Awards. Grand Prize Winner.
- Image: Courtesy of University of California at San Francisco. Fat Filler, by Daniel Kopink. 2015 Sci-Resolution Awards.
- Image: Courtesy of University of California at San Francisco. Blood Barrier, by Katrina Gold. 2015 Sci-Resolution Awards.
- Image: Courtesy of University of California at San Francisco. Homing Hemocytes, by Sarah Headland. 2015 Sci-Resolution Awards.
- Image: Courtesy of University of California at San Francisco. Protein Palette, by Connor Ludwig. 2015 Sci-Resolution Awards.
- Image: Courtesy of University of California at San Francisco. Stem Cell Scaffolds, by Omer Bayraktar. 2015 Sci-Resolution Awards.
- Image: Courtesy of Australian Museum. 2015 New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography. Soft Coral, by Gary Cranitch.
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