Wilson “Snowflake Man” Bentley
Just when we thought we had seen the last of winter, the snowy weather returned with a vengeance.
Wilson “Snowflake Man” Bentley was one of the first known photographers of snowflakes. Bentley was born in Jericho, VT in 1865, and when he turned 15, his mother gave him a microscope. Bentley soon figured out how to capture a snowflake on velvet so it wouldn’t melt before he could take a photograph. He captured over 5,000 images in his lifetime, famously never finding two snowflakes that were alike.
Bentley’s 1931 book, Snow Crystals, contains more than 2,400 images and can be purchased here, but keep your eyes pealed at flea markets for an original copy.
Thanks to COLD SPLINTERS
