In Pics | Five best award-winning photos from 2023 Nikon Small World Contest
Harry Berks scoops top position
The winner of the photo contest captured the face of a white-legged damselfly at Lamb's Pool nature reserve in Oxfordshire. Harry Berks, a 24-year-old from Banbury, scooped the top position. (Source: Harry Berks)
Ole Bielfeldt secures second position
The second-place winner, Ole Bielfeldt, froze the moment when a match ignited as it scraped across a matchbox. (Source: Ole Bielfeldt)
Malgorzata Lisowska bags third position
The third-place photograph, taken by Malgorzata Lisowska, presents a deceptively beautiful image of breast cancer cells. (Source: Malgorzata Lisowska)
Nine-year-old Fern tops children's category
The children's category was claimed by nine-year-old Fern from Oxfordshire, who submitted a sharp image of a yellow-and-black hoverfly sipping nectar from a pink scabious flower. (Source: Fern)
Mammal category won by Andrew Kelsick
Additionally, Andrew Kelsick's photograph of a bank vole at the Warburg nature reserve in Henley-on-Thames won in the mammals category. (Source: Andrew Kelsick)
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