Dwindling temperatures and darker days may make winter an unpopular season, but the lighting and shapes revealed through barren tree limbs and snow-covered terrains make for prime photographical fodder. Don’t believe us? Check out some of the best winter Instagram photos of 2015:





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Rakotzbrücke, Germany. Instagram
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A snow-covered cabin glows at night in Fernie, British Columbia.Instagram
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Neuschwanstein castle, Germany.Instagram
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Sled dogs in Russia.Instagram
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A waterfall in Vik, Iceland.Instagram
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A stunning cerulean vision of mountains and a surrounding lake. Instagram
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Lodz, Poland.Instagram
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Snowboarders in the Alps.Instagram
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A bucolic scene in Austria.Instagram
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Ambleside, Lake District, England. Instagram
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Tracks of snow in rural Norway.Instagram
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Bygdoy, Norway.Instagram
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A sunrise in Kaunas, Lithuania.Instagram
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Oymyakon, Russia.Instagram
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The silhouettes of trees against a wintry sky in Flagstaff, Arizona.Instagram
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Morning views in a Finnish town.Instagram
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A gentle fog blankets the mountains of Japan.Instagram
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Alberta, Canada. Instagram
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A dock in Oulu, Finland. Instagram
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Dawn at Bartlett Farms, North Dakota.Instagram
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A cabin near Whitefish Lake, Montana. Instagram
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The wintry night sky in Russia.Instagram
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Snow-covered trees in North Dakota.Instagram
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Ornaments dot barren trees near Moscow's Red Square.Instagram
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Snow-covered streets in Riga, Latvia.Instagram
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A winter's day in Siberia.Instagram
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Snow sprinkles evergreen trees in Oregon.Instagram
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Sunrise in Sweden.Instagram
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Evergreen trees stand in stark contrast to the lily-white snow.Instagram
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Winter in Stockholm, Sweden.Instagram
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The snowy slopes of Val d'Isère, France.Instagram
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Värmland, Sweden. Instagram
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A dog observes its surroundings in Yakutsk, Russia.Instagram








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