33 Instagram Photos That Will Make You Fall In Love With Winter

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

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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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