Competitions, exhibits, sites and other bits & pieces
This post brings you items of interest, news of meetings, events and other happenings, workshops, competitions, websites and inspirations. Check back here for occassional updates. If you have anything you wish to add please email it to: communications@bca.org
Meetings & events
April 14-16 - ICOP 2023 International Conference on Ophthalmic Photography
April 30, 2023 World Pinhole Photography Day
May 16 -19, 2023 - BiOCOMM 2023, 90th annual meeting of the BioCommunications Association - Don't miss this!
Learn
Olympus Life Science - Fluorescence Imaging
The Journal of Biocommunication
Affinity spotlight Focus stacking
Forensic Talks a weekly series of interviews by Eugene Liscio with experts in the field of forensics
A useful lighting technique , Tom Vadnais PE
Infrared Photography, Gale Spring, FBCA
A useful lens for photomacrography and photographing in tiny spaces, , Tom Vadnais PE
Websites of interest
Institute of Medical Illustrators
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
Association of Medical Illustrators
Keep up to date on the latest
Competitions & Exhibitions
Close up Photographer of the year Deadline November 30, 2022 Closed for this year Winners announced - congratulations to member Karl Gaff as a finalist
Nikon Small World 2023 Deadline April 30, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET
Evident Image of the year Award Olympus life science Deadline for entries is February 28, 2023 at 12 p.m. JST (February 27, 2023 at 10 p.m. EST)
BioImages image portal opens July 23, 2023
Winners of the 2022 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest
Natural History Museum Wildlife photgrapher of the year
Hidden Beauty: Exploring the Aesthetics of Medical Science is a Collaborative Exhibition & Book by Norman Barker, FBCA & Christine Iacobuzio-Donahue. February 11 – August 31, 2023 at the New York Hall of Science
Inspiration
Tiny weeny peacock spiders
Nikon Small World 2022
Scientific American - Art of Neuroscience Competition
SPIE International Day of Light 2022 competition
Beauty of the Microverse Arabidopsis thaliana flower, captured by Jan Martinek from the Czech Republic
Book Reviews
Icebergs to Iguanas - National Geographic Photographer Jason Edwards
Natural Science Imaging and Photography - Michael Peres, FBCA