Take Your Best Shot! 2023 JEOL SEM/TEM/EPMA Image Contest

JEOL SEM, TEM and EPMA users, you are the experts in your field of research and analysis. We're proud to be able to showcase your images and to award a prize each month, with a Grand Prize winner at the end of the year.

Here are the contest guidelines:

Our panel of SEM/TEM/EPMA applications people will select a winning image each month for 2023. Each image is eligible to win throughout the year, so may be chosen in any of the upcoming months for that calendar year.
The person submitting the winning image for the month will receive a $100 Amazon gift certificate.
There will be two Grand Prize winners selected at the end of the year. Each winner will be awarded a $300 Amazon gift certificate.
At the end of the year we will print a calendar on a poster of all 12 winning images for our customers.
Only images from JEOL SEM/TEM/EPMA are eligible.

Contest Entry Form

Complete the following information and submit this form, or send your entry directly to jeolink@jeol.com. High resolution .jpg, .tif, or .png preferred. Limited to TWO submissions per month.
Fullname

First Name
Last Name
Company
Email
Subject of Image
Title of Image (if you have one)
Methods Used
Model of Microscope (must be from a JEOL SEM, TEM or EPMA)
Any comments - technique, application, purpose of image, goal with this image
Contest Image
Filename
Size
Process
Status
Select Image File Start Upload
zip,jpg,jpeg,png,gif accepted

Contest Entries

All contest entries can be viewed in our photo gallery

What Makes a Winning Image?

A winning image requires the following attributes:

Artistically or esthetically pleasing to look at (eye catching).
Good composition, not unlike any piece of artwork (layout, brightness contrast, color…).
Technically sound with no charging, sharp focus, no astigmatism and the correct detector and accelerating voltage (usually the lower the better).
Careful and competent use of image processing and colorization.