Awards & Honors






- 2023 Association for Research in Otolarynology – Brentwood TN, USA, 1st prize, ARO Photo contest (2023) – Maurizio Cortada & Martin Oeggerli
- 2022 Karolinska Institute – University Stockholm, Lennart Nilsson Award (2022)
- 2021 National Geographic, Best Science Images of the Year (2020)
- 2020 GEO, Die 50 beeindruckendsten Bilder des Jahres (2019)
- 2019 29th Microscopy NZ conference, 1st prize, category ‘Artistic Micrograph Competition’ – Kenneth N. Goldie & Martin Oeggerli
- 2017 nature 2017, Best Images of the Year
- 2014 Best Scientific Cover Image 2014, 1st prize
- 2014 Nano-Image Award 2014, 1st prize
- 2013 International Photography Awards 2013, category ‘Professional – Micro (special)’, honorable mention
- 2013 International Photography Awards 2013, category ‘Professional – Editorial’, honorable mention
- 2013 International Photography Awards 2013, category ‘Professional – Fine Art’, honorable mention
- 2012 Best Scientific Cover Image’ 2012, 1st prize
- 2012 Who is Who, The 200 Most Famous Personalities, Basel
- 2011 German Prize for Scientific Photography 2011, category ‘Microscopy›
- 2011 International Photographer of the Year 2011, Special Photography – Winner 2011
- 2011 International Photography Awards 2011, category ‘Professional – Micro (special)’, 1st prize
- 2011 International Photography Awards 2011, category ‘Professional – Micro (special)’, 2nd prize
- 2011 Photography Masters Cup 2011, category ‘Professional – Nature’, honorable mention
- 2011 Photography Masters Cup 2011, category ‘Professional – Abstract’, nomine
- 2010 Best Image of Research 2010, category ‘Fascination Research’, 1st prize
- 2010 Best Scientific Cover Image’ 2010, 1st prize
- 2010 International Photography Awards 2010, category ‘Professional – Micro (special)’, 2nd prize
- 2010 International Photography Awards 2010, category ‘Professional – Fine Art (abstract)’, honorable mention
- 2010 International Photography Awards 2010, category ‘Professional – Fine Art (collage)’, honorable mention
- 2009 German Prize for Scientific Photography 2009, category ‘Microscopy’
- 2009 Best Image of Research’ 2009, category Fascination Research’, 3rd prize
- 2008 Best Image of Research 2008, category ‘Fascination Research’, 1st prize
- 2008 Best Image of Research 2008, category ‘Fascination Research’, 2nd prize
- 2008 Best Scientific Cover Image 2008, 1st prize
- 2006 Best Image of Research 2006, category ‘Fascination Research’, 3rd prize