We used to find it impossible to believe that every single snowflake in the world was different. How could those billions of flakes end up distinct from one another?
Upon seeing Alexey Kljatov’s stunning collection of snowflakes in crystal clear detail, we’re beginning to understand how they all differ.
The photographer’s collection shows such endless intricacy in the arms, angles, and geometric forms of the individual frozen flakes.
Nature continues to amaze us.
See more of Kljatov’s work on Flickr.
Images by Alexey Kljatov.
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7 Comments
Agreed, so well composed.
Thanks for the extra context!
Snowflakes are hexagonal because the water molecules that make up ice naturally arrange themselves into a hexagonal lattice structure when they freeze, with the hydrogen bonds between the molecules dictating this six-sided pattern; essentially, this is the most efficient way for water molecules to pack together when forming ice crystals, resulting in the six-sided snowflake shape.
great photographs….
Love them pretty
Why are they all hexagon based and reminiscent of Stars of David?
Amazing, Beautiful.