Welcome to the 2026 shortlist for the Hilda-Canter Lund competition. Please vote and comment for your favorite images, you have two votes with one in the micro category and one in the macro category. You can switch between the two categories by using the category selector buttons just above the image gallery (note the tick mark shows which category is currently selected, if no tick mark then both categories are shown by default). After selecting an image, press the three dots to view it’s description.
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Slimmy photosynthetic thingies
Holding Fast
Geometry of a Glass Cell
Beauty revealed: Caloglossa leprieurii
A Kaleidoscope of Diatoms
Tropical Green Tide Cronicles
Dancing Dolichospermum
Lipid and Starch Accumulation in Micractinium sp.
A microscopic spaceship
Volvox
Codium Sunburst
Sea spider weed on maerl
