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Snow Crystal Photo Gallery I    ... Capturing the fleeting beauty of snowflakes ... These pictures show real snow crystals that fell to earth in Northern Ontario, Alaska, Vermont, the Michigan Upper Peninsula, and the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.  They were captured by Kenneth G. Libbrecht using a specially designed snowflake photomicroscope. Please do not reproduce any pictures without consent; click here for permissions. Get great snowflake gifts at Snowflake Books or the Snowflake Store! How many different types of snowflakes are there?  See the Guide to Snowflakes. Want to see more?  See Gallery II.

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