{"id":1380,"date":"2025-04-11T08:42:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T06:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/?page_id=1380"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:58:57","slug":"image-contest-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/image-contest-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfc6Looking Back: Visualized Science 2025 \u2013 Research That Makes the Invisible Visible"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1380\" class=\"elementor elementor-1380\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2af6dcd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2af6dcd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5fb0f1\" data-id=\"b5fb0f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f51113c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f51113c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>An unforgettable evening, stunning images, and captivating pitches: the Image Contest 2025 showed just how vibrant science communication can be. Browse the full gallery of submissions \u2014 and the stories behind them.<\/p><p>In the summer of 2025, scientists, researchers, and students from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and local partner institutions made the invisible visible. Under the theme <em>&#8222;Visualized Science: The World Beyond our Senses&#8220;<\/em>, they submitted their most compelling scientific images \u2014 from the microscopic world to the far reaches of space.<\/p><p>The opening on <strong>June 23, 2025<\/strong> marked the start of the <em>Pitch Your Image<\/em> event: participants presented their image to a live audience and expert jury in just three minutes \u2014 engaging, creative, and scientifically grounded. The exhibition remained open to the public until <strong>July 4, 2025<\/strong>, when the winners were announced as part of the <em>Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften<\/em>.<\/p><hr \/><p><strong>The Image Contest 2025 Award Winners<\/strong><\/p><p>\ud83c\udfc6 <strong>Best Pitch Award<\/strong><br \/>Rameez Arshad:\u00a0<br \/>The Splitting Point: Photosystem II and the Origin of Oxygen<\/p><p>\u2b50 <strong>Visitors&#8216; Favorite Award<\/strong><br \/>Vanessa Br\u00fcckner:\u00a0<br \/>The Puzzle of Life<\/p><p>Congratulations to the award winners \u2014 and a heartfelt thank you to every participant who shared their research with such enthusiasm and creativity.<\/p><p><strong>The Full Gallery \u2014 All 2025 Submissions<\/strong><\/p><p>Explore the complete gallery of entries from the Image Contest 2025. Let yourself be inspired \u2014 and discover the science behind every image.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leica-microsystems.com\/_assets\/928034e7efd7eb89f584f5d2807f9f72\/Images\/lms-leica-microsystems-logo.svg\" alt=\"Leica Microsystems Logo\" width=\"205\" height=\"130\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2024\/05\/zeiss-logo-tagline_rgb-Kopie-273x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a42cdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a42cdd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header 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src=\"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/19_SimonaBassoli_ImageContest2025-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2563\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2563'>\n\t\t\t\tBassoli, Simona: A Story Yet to Be Unveiled\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b831d21\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Panjiyae, Louisa: Carbon Spider\" href='https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/04_Panjiyar_Carbon-Spider_Electron-Image-5-Input1.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/04_Panjiyar_Carbon-Spider_Electron-Image-5-Input1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2548\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2548'>\n\t\t\t\tPanjiyae, Louisa: Carbon Spider\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b831d21\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Rosenl\u00f6cher, Luca: Pine needle cross section\" href='https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/07_Rosenloecher-Kiefernadel.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/07_Rosenloecher-Kiefernadel-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2551\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2551'>\n\t\t\t\tRosenl\u00f6cher, Luca: Pine needle cross section\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b831d21\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Arshad, Rameez: The splitting Point- Photosystem II and the Origin of Oxygenst_RA\" href='https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/18_Arshad_PSII_image_contest_RA.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/18_Arshad_PSII_image_contest_RA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2562\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2562'>\n\t\t\t\tArshad, Rameez: The splitting Point- Photosystem II and the Origin of Oxygen\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b831d21\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Brand, Alejandro: A glandular hair\" href='https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/20_Brand_trichome.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/20_Brand_trichome-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2564\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2564'>\n\t\t\t\tBrand, Alejandro: A glandular hair\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b831d21\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Rosenl\u00f6cher, Luca: A crack to breathe through\" href='https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/09_-Roesenloecher-Blatt.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/09_-Roesenloecher-Blatt-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2553\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2553'>\n\t\t\t\tRosenl\u00f6cher, Luca: A crack to breathe through\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b831d21\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Gupta, Supriya: Celestial Blossoms\" href='https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/14_Gupta_celestial-blossoms_1000067317.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/14_Gupta_celestial-blossoms_1000067317-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2558\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2558'>\n\t\t\t\tGupta, Supriya: Celestial Blossoms\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b831d21\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Rosenl\u00f6cher, Luca: Nervous System\" href='https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/08_Rosenkoecher_Nervenzellen-Motorneurone.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/08_Rosenkoecher_Nervenzellen-Motorneurone-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2552\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2552'>\n\t\t\t\tRosenl\u00f6cher, Luca: Nervous System\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b831d21\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Kr\u00fcger, Stephanie: When Bacteria Take Control: The curious Case of Missing Male Thrips\" href='https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/24-Krueger.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/24-Krueger-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2567\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2567'>\n\t\t\t\tKr\u00fcger, Stephanie: When Bacteria Take Control: The curious Case of 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href='https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/05_Stellmach_Epidermis.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/05_Stellmach_Epidermis-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2549\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2549'>\n\t\t\t\tStellmach, Hagen: The puzzle and the core of life\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b831d21\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Hause, Bettina: defense weapons\" href='https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/03_BHause.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/03_BHause-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2547\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2547'>\n\t\t\t\tHause, Bettina: defense weapons\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b831d21\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Kr\u00fcger, Stephanie: Red Masson Bee\" href='https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/23_Krueger.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2026\/04\/23_Krueger-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2566\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2566'>\n\t\t\t\tKr\u00fcger, Stephanie: Red 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src=\"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2024\/07\/Poster-A3_Eingang-212x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2024\/07\/Poster-A3_Eingang-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2024\/07\/Poster-A3_Eingang-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2024\/07\/Poster-A3_Eingang-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2024\/07\/Poster-A3_Eingang-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/files\/2024\/07\/Poster-A3_Eingang-1448x2048.png 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/microscopyunit\/image-contest\/\">Image Contest 2024<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Feel free to browse last year's competition for inspiration.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unforgettable evening, stunning images, and captivating pitches: the Image Contest 2025 showed just how vibrant science communication can be. 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