Photographer Alexey Kljatov takes amazing close-up photos of snow particles in his backyard in Moscow.
“I capture snowflakes on the open balcony of my house, mostly on a glass surface. I shine them with an LED flashlight from the opposite side of the flake or sometimes with natural light, using dark woolen fabrics as a background,” he says. Alexey, who takes advantage of the inclement weather in his country.
Below, enjoy one of his many series on macro photography, proving just how beautiful and unique snowflakes are and that, like fingerprints, no two are alike. In some cases they surprise by their structure, by their drawings and even by their colors.