Photographer Waits Years to Capture Rare Waterspout
Photographer Casey Robertson captured a dramatic waterspout off the coast of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, a set of pictures he had waited "years" to capture.
Drone Camera Captures Devastating Tornado From the Air
A drone managed to stay aloft while it recorded the colossal damage caused by a tornado that devastated a Kansas neighborhood last Friday.
Storm Chaser Loses Drone Capturing Close-Up Footage of a Tornado
Storm chaser Brian Emfinger was shooting aerial footage of a tornado near Yazoo City, Mississippi when it moved towards him and his drone. While the footage is incredible, Emfinger says the storm "nearly got" him, and his drone was lost.
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."
Security Cam Survives Direct Hit from Nashville Tornado, Records the Whole Thing
A security camera in the heart of Nashville, TN somehow managed to survive a direct hit from the devastating EF3 tornado that ripped through the city on March 3rd. The resulting footage is eye-opening.
When a Tornado and Flash Flood Crash the Wedding You’re Shooting
Videographer Adam Grumbo was shooting a wedding in Austin, Texas, recently when a flash flood and tornado crashed the festivities and turned things upside down.
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.
Watch a Camera Get Smashed to Bits in a 264mph Tornado Projectile Test
Storm-chasing photographer and filmmaker Martin Lisius wanted to demonstrate the danger of flying debris in a tornado, so he got scientists to fire a camera out of a tornado projectile test cannon at 264mph. As you can see from the 1.5-minute video above, the camera doesn't fare too well.
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."
92-Year-Old Photographer Loses 65-Year-Old Photo Business to Tornado
An EF-3 tornado ripped through Marshalltown, Iowa, last Thursday, and one of the victims of the disaster was a 92-year-old photographer named Harold Cline. After seeking shelter from the storm, Cline returned to his work to find that his 65-year-old business had been destroyed.
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.
How I Ran at a Tornado for the Photo of a Lifetime
This week marks the 10th anniversary of one of the most memorable, satisfying and career-changing days as a professional extreme-weather photographer.
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…
Extreme 4K Footage Puts You Right Next to a Massive Tornado in Colorado
Incredible... and terrifying. Last year, extreme storm chaser Reed Timmer got up close and personal with an EF-2 tornado outside of Wray, CO, and captured 4K footage of the twister that will leave you slack-jawed.
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.
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.
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.
Experience a Tornado’s Terrifying Power Up Close in These 360° Videos
360° video and virtual reality headsets have made it possible to experience situations you would never in a thousand years want to see first-hand, and high on that list is driving up to or getting steamrolled by a powerful tornado.
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.