r/interestingasfuck 52m ago

In 1885 Wilson Alwyn (1865-1931) from Vermont, became the first person to take photos of snow flakes, using a special set up. Here is some of his vast work.

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u/Pkel03 48m ago

That's real cool 😎

u/Motogiro18 4m ago

I see what you did there....

u/Klezhobo 36m ago

Wilson Alwyn Bentley, known to all Vermonters as Snowflake Bentley.

u/scrotumscab 43m ago

They say that no two snowflakes are alike, but there's so many that that just can't be true. Right?

u/jewella1213 43m ago

Beautiful 😍, I mean, you know not one is alike but seeing the evidence up close is astonishing.

u/other_half_of_elvis 36m ago

there's a whole Radiolab episode about photographing snowflakes. The episode name is Bliss.

u/Ok_Temperature_7374 39m ago

Snowflakes may be common, but these are the first ones to get a professional portrait session.

u/BruteBassie 35m ago

Here is my personal collection: