Olympus America has unveiled the website for the Olympus Bioscapes Digital Imaging Competition, which honours the world's finest life science micro images.
The website features hundreds of images that depict every aspect of life on Earth as seen through the lenses of scientific photographers.
In addition to the galleries and information about the winning images, the Olympus Bioscapes website also offers screensavers and other materials.
There is also a schedule for the exhibit tour of winning images, many of which travel the US each year visiting museums, galleries, and academic institutions.
Scientists and other visitors can enter their own microscope images in the fifth annual international competition.
The deadline for 2008 entries is 30 September.
The top prize is worth USD5,000 (GBP2,700).
