While you may have heard that every snowflake is unique, how often do we examine it under high magnification? Thankfully, ...

Each set of three images is a single snowflake viewed from three angles by the Multi-Angle Snowflake Camera developed at the University of Utah and spinoff company Fallgatter Technologies.

Since then, numerous other photographers have taken exquisite photos of snowflakes. In 2013, for example, Russian photographer Alexey Kljatov went viral for his images, which were taken at home ...

Kljatov says using a simple camera with a small image sensor allows him to keep more of each snowflake in sharp focus. Despite their delicate appearance, Kljatov says the tiny treasures are tough ...