Photomicrography Competition
Awards will be announced at the SMSI Dinner on the evening of June 17, 2026. We invite you to submit up to three of your photomicrographs taken with any microscopy technique — darkfield, brightfield, fluorescence, interference contrast, polarized light, SEM, etc. — to the Inter/Micro 2026 Photomicrography Competition, sponsored by pH2, LLC. Attendance at Inter/Micro 2026 is not required. Winner need not be present.
Entries must be printed on paper and matted or framed and can be on film, or digital. The minimum image size is 5 x 7 in.; maximum is 12 x 18 in.
The deadline for in-person submissions at Inter/Micro 2026 is 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Winners will be announced at the SMSI Dinner on the evening of Wednesday, June 17.
The categories and prizes are:Best Overall Image, Prize TBDMost Unique Image, Prize TBDBest SEM Image, Prize TBD
Download Inter/Micro 2026 Photomicrography Competition Entry Form (coming soon)
Please submit a separate form for each photomicrograph entry (three maximum).
Email digital submissions to "Inter/Micro Photomicrography Competition" at intermicro@mcri.org. Email or snail-mail printed entry forms; must be received by 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 16. Snail-mail photomicrograph prints and entry forms to:
ATTN: Inter/Micro 2026 Photomicrography CompetitionMcCrone Research Institute2820 S. Michigan AvenueChicago, IL 60616-3230