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