Hurricane Lee’s Furious Lightning Illuminates the Sky in Incredible Video
A new video uploaded to Twitter Friday shows a stunning lightning show on display in the eye of Hurricane Lee.
Storm Chaser Makes Stunning Acura MDX Commercial
There are few things more exciting than a car in the middle of a storm chase, with clouds overhead and adrenaline pumping.
Storm-Chasing Photographer’s Car Struck by Lightning on Camera
A storm-chasing photographer was out in Iowa documenting a tornado when the car he was driving was struck and disabled by a bolt of lightning. The hair-raising incident was caught on multiple cameras.
Timelapse Shows 10 Years of Haboob Dust Storms Across Arizona
Storm-chasing photographer Mike Olbinski has released a gorgeous 4-minute short film that compiles timelapses of epic dust storms that have swept through his home of Phoenix, Arizona, over the past decade.
Chasing Storms: Photographing a Monsoon and Dramatic Lightning
Photographer Michael Shainblum has shared the behind-the-scenes footage of capturing picturesque monsoon formations as well as a powerful and dramatic lightning storm, all shot on a Sony 16-35mm f/4 lens.
The Challenges and Thrills of Storm Chasing Photography
Two storm chasing photographers have shared a fascinating behind-the-scenes look into what it takes to get the perfect shot in unpredictable and often dangerous weather conditions. As you can see in the 13-minute video above, this type of photography is not for beginners or the faint-hearted.
This Storm Photographer Was Inspired by Ansel Adams
Photographer Mitch Dobrowner's work is what you get when you combine storm chasing photography with fine art photography. His awe-inspiring black-and-white photos show dramatic storms over sweeping landscapes.
Photographer Captures an Incredible Quadruple Microburst
Storm-chasing (and wedding) photographer Mike Olbinski was hunting for crazy weather phenomena to capture at sunset early this month when he was treated to a stunning sight: a quadruple microburst in which four columns of hail and rain were being dumped onto the landscape below.
This Storm Photo Shot in West Texas Looks Like a Sky Explosion
Check out this awe-inspiring storm photo that was captured in West Texas this week. The light from the sunset hitting the clouds makes the sky look like it's exploding.
Photographer Under Fire for Posting ‘Clearly Fake’ Tornado Photo
South Dakota photographer Aaron Groen is under fire from the storm chasing community this morning after a photograph of his went viral on Facebook. Groen says the photo shows "the best tornado I've seen," describing how the raw files from the shoot still scare him. However, seasoned photographers and storm chasers alike are claiming that it's "clearly fake."
Storm Chaser Creates Jaw-Dropping Reel of 4K 1,000fps Lightning Footage
Storm chaser and filmmaker Dustin Farrell (@dustin_farrell) has released a striking (no pun intended) new 4K highlight reel that condenses two years of storm chasing with a Phantom Flex 4K into three and a half minutes of jaw-dropping 1,000fps footage.
Drone Chases Tornado and Captures Incredible Close-Up Footage
When a tornado touched down near Sulphur, Oklahoma, yesterday, storm chaser Brandon Clement of WxChasing launched his 4K camera drone and flew it toward to the tornado. This incredible 4-minute video is what resulted from his efforts.
This Picture Shows the Birth of a Tornado
Storm chasing photographer Jason Weingart shot a series of time-lapse photos of a tornado forming in Kansas back in 2016. Afterward, he selected eight of the frames and created this composite photo titled "Evolution of a Tornado."
How I Shot the Milky Way Rising Above a Thunderstorm
I have captured photos of stars above distant thunderstorms before, but I never imagined I would be able to capture the Milky Way above a nearby thunderstorm. While out storm chasing in Eastern Montana on June 4, 2018, that's exactly what happened.
Tornado Forms in Front of a Timelapse Photographer’s Camera
It's extremely difficult to predict when and where a tornado will form and touch down, so stormchasing photographers rely on long days of chasing and waiting for luck. But luck is exactly what Mike Olbinski met with recently: he captured a tornado forming and touching down while shooting a timelapse.
Breathe: An Epic 8K Storm Time-Lapse Film in Black-and-White
Mike Olbinski is one of the best in the business at combining time-lapse photography with storm-chasing, and his latest work is yet another jaw-dropping fusion of those two things. Titled Breathe, the 4-minute short-film captures the beauty and fury of thunderstorms in black-and-white 8K.
This Time-Lapse is of a Photographer’s 28,000-Mile Pursuit of Storms
Time-lapse photographer and storm chaser Mike Olbinski has just released his latest masterpiece. This one, titled "Pursuit," was born of dedication, frustration, and 28,000 miles of chasing thunderstorms and tornadoes.
8 Tips for Shooting an Award-Winning Tornado Photo
I’ve been photographing extreme weather for 25 years. After publishing tips on how to photograph lightning here back in March, I was asked to share any tips I have in capturing an award-winning tornado image. So, here I go…
‘Fractal’ is a Timelapse That Shows the Fury of Supercell Thunderstorms
"Fractal" is a gorgeous new 3-minute-long time-lapse film by Chad Cowan, a Kansas-based photographer who has spent 10 years, 100,000+ miles, and tens of thousands of shutter clicks chasing and shooting storms across the Midwest. This "stormlapse" in particular captures the awe-inspiring beauty and fury of supercell thunderstorms.
‘Collision Course’: The Making of a Storm Photograph
July 2nd, 2015. The weather forecast is dreadful. Warm and sweaty and with a chance of tornadoes. European Storm Forecast Experiment (Estofex for short) issued a level 2 warning, which means that there’s a 15% chance of severe weather.
Pulse: A 4K Storm Time-Lapse Film in Black and White
Storm chasing photographer Mike Olbinski is known for his gorgeous time-lapse films of thunderstorms, tornadoes, and monsoons. His latest project, however, was a bit different from the rest: it's one of the first storm time-lapse films to be entirely black and white.
A 2.5-Minute Lightning Show Synced to Music
Photographer Ron Risman has created a video that he calls "The Most Spectacular 2.5 Minutes of Lightning." It shows a powerful lightning storm in Kansas synchronized with music.
Vorticity: A Time-Lapse Photographer Chases Tornadoes for 20,000 Miles
"Vorticity" is a new time-lapse short film by Mike Olbinski, a storm-chasing wedding photographer based in Phoenix, Arizona. Olbinski spent 18 days driving 20,000 miles across 9 states and shooting 60,000 frames to create what you see in the 6-minute video above.
The Dog Days of Chasing Storms with My Best Friend
They say that a dog is man’s best friend and I wholeheartedly agree. Not only are they loyal, forgiving, compassionate, and much more, but in my case, my dog shares my passion with me.
How I Shot ‘Beauty and the Beast’ with a Model and a Tornado
Mother Nature can be such a beautiful and powerful phenomena to watch, and if you’re not careful, you can quickly become addicted to it. That’s my problem: I’m addicted, and I have been for a long time now.
Stormchasing to Shoot Portraits with Crazy Weather in the Background
There are stormchasing photographers and there are portrait photographers. Usually people don't combine the two genres, but that's exactly what photographer Benjamin Von Wong recently did. He spent two weeks chasing storms in an ambulance to shoot a series of unique portraits that have real storms in the background.
A Time-Lapse of Monsoon Storms Over Arizona
Storm chaser and time-lapse photographer Mike Olbinski has been turning his camera lens on the monsoon in Arizona for about 7 years, and this past summer he spent a whopping 48 days chasing storms. After 17,000 miles driven and 105,000 photos captured, Olbinski combined 55,000 of the best shots into the eye-popping time-lapse video above, titled "Monsoon II."
Photographer Captures Twin Tornados Under a Huge Supercell Storm Cloud
A powerful storm rumbled by Simla, Colorado, last week, and at the scene was professional storm-chasing photographer Kelly DeLay, who captured this "shot of a lifetime" showing a massive supercell storm cloud extending twin tornados to the ground below.
Perfect Storm: Interview with Stormchaser Mitch Dobrowner
Mitch Dobrowner is a fine art photographer based in Studio City, California. Born on Long Island (Bethpage) New York he as have a wife (Wendy), 3 kids, a dog... and in his words, a bratty cat.
His work has been published by National Geographic Magazine, ABC News, TIME Magazine, Newsweek, CNN, NPR, Audubon Society, LA Times and LensWork, among others. Google recently produced a 2 minute commercial revolving around his work for their Search Stories campaign.
Storm Chasing Photographer Captures the Terrible Damage Done by Insane Hail Storm
One week ago today, on June 3rd, a massive storm rolled through Nebraska where storm chasing photographer Mike Hollingshead -- whose work we've feature before on PetaPixel -- was prepared to chase down some likely tornadoes.
He didn't end up finding or chasing any tornadoes, but a storm he chose to leave behind earlier in the day in order to pursue his main target ended up turning into an incredibly powerful hail and wind storm, and doing some hard-to-believe damage to Hollingshead's own home town. He, of course, documented it all with his camera the next day.