With the falling snow, frozen lakes and hazy mornings, winter gives an absolutely opposite character to landscapes which might otherwise be colorful, lively and upbeat during the summers. There are those who find winters gloomy and depressing, but then there are those who look for joys in the snow and absolutely stunning scenery that the roads, parks, lakes and mountains become.

Here we present you fifteen of the world’s most gorgeous winter landscapes from our collection. These photographers have given a new meaning and a new perspective to otherwise monochromatic winter landscapes.

1. Rural Winter Landscape 

Photo Credit- Elena Elisseeva

Winter landscape with a row of tall trees at sunset. Rural Ontario, Canada.

2. Holiday Moon 

Photo Credit- Michael Blanchette

Nubble Light stands about 100 yards from the tip of Cape Neddick Point near York Beach, Maine. Between Thanksgiving and New Year,  holiday lights cover the structures on Nubble Island, creating much photogenic appeal.

3. Winter Mountains 

Photo Credit- Elena Elisseeva

Scenic winter mountain landscape in Canadian Rockies

4. Green River Snow 

Photo Credit- Chad Dutson

Edge of the cliffs at Green River Overlook

5. Carved By The Wind 

Photo Credit- Dan Jurak

Snow drifts sculpted by the wind on the Alberta prairie.

6. Snowy New England Forest

Photo Credit- Diane Diederich

The first snow fall of the season in a forest in Connecticut, USA

7. Winter Magic In Niagara 

Photo Credit- Magda Bognar

8. Winter Dawn At Arches National Park 

Photo Credit- Utah Images

Early morning light on Skyline Arch in Arches National Park located in southern Utah USA

9. Mt. Hood Morning 

Photo Credit- Mike Dawson

Mt. Hood with the White River flowing down in front on a cold January day.

10. End Of The Dock 

Photo Credit- Dustin K Ryan

A man stands at the end of a snow covered dock on Lake Tahoe Spring 2011

11. Seljalandsfoss Sunset 

Photo Credit- Traumlichtfabrik

Waterfall of river Seljalandsa, Iceland.

12. Wyoming Apocalypse 

Photo Credit- Aaron S Bedell

Taken in Laramie, Wyoming at sunset.

13. Dream Lake Dimples 

Photo Credit- Darren White

Dream Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Northern Colorado. The wind at Dream Lake causes the water to freeze almost while still in motion which causes these dimples in the frozen lake.

14. Reflected Aurora Over A Frozen Laksa 

Photo Credit- Arild Heitmann

Reflected aurora over a frozen Laksa Lake, Nordland, Norway.

15. Overlooking Alps 

Photo Credit- Ellen van Bodegom

View of Mont Blanc massif in French Alps, with alpine climbers in snow, France.