Wilson Bentley, a teenage boy from Vermont, became the first person to photograph a snowflake in 1885. His fascination with science and the natural world led him to study the unique characteristics of snowflakes, and he eventually developed a method to capture their beauty through photography. Bentley's work was groundbreaking, and he went on to publish numerous articles and books on the subject, including a coffee-table book of 6,000 photographs titled Snow Crystals.
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