This page shows photographs of real
snowflakes that fell from the winter clouds. Click on any image for a
closer look. I took these pictures at a
variety of locations, including northern Ontario, central Alaska,
northern Sweden, Vermont, and the Michigan Upper Peninsula.
To watch videos of growing snowflakes, click here.
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   If
you would like to own (or gift) a large
"coffee-table" book full of beautiful snowflake photographs, I
recommend
The
Art of the Snowflake: A Photographic Album .
Click on the link to see this book at Amazon.
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| Why are these images so
colorful? Because I
illuminate the clear ice with colored lights. Read more here. |
       
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| There are many
different types of snow crystals. Read more about them here. |
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| Why do snowflakes look like they do? Learn
more about this at Snowflake
Science |
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| I also make my own
"designer" snow crystals in the lab. You can see some of those
here. |
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| Watch some snowflakes as they grow here. |
