German photographer Bastian Werner has published an amazing photo in snowy Bavaria, specifically in the Allgäu, a region in Swabia in southern Germany, which depicts a small church surrounded by ice fog.

This rare phenomenon is called ‘ice halo’.

Check out this Instagram post.

The post was shared by Bastian Werner (@bastianw.de)

The German photographer in the caption of his publication writes, among other things, how “he never expected to see such a sight as it is a very rare phenomenon.”

In fact, he states that he had been looking for this phenomenon for about ten years, but he had never encountered it. Now, he feels very lucky that he finally made it.

The eerie image is making the rounds on social media and in fact, according to the daily mail, NASA also shared it.

The photographer’s post

“I was walking in the deep snow when I noticed the ice fog. There was 60-70 cm of snow next to the chapel.

I rarely give a 10/10 for a photo of my own, but in fact there is no better! For 10 years I have repeatedly toured on foggy days in sub-zero temperatures, but I have never encountered ice fog once.

Now, when I finally made it, the ice fog was right next to one of the most beautiful photo spots in the Allgäu. The combination of a perfect pattern and then such a rare phenomenon is extremely rare!

Added to this was the last few days’ 60-70cm of fresh snow, which is unusually high down there, so there was a perfect blanket of snow, and the most beautiful backdrop to ‘get away’ from. I’ve been through so much this year, but I never expected to experience something like this!»