In September of 2025, my work is generating the most income it ever has in my career. Yet, I'm being forced to shut down my successul operation, against my will, due to one cause alone: 95% of that revenue is being stolen by piracy and copyright infringement. I've lost more than $1 million to copyright infringement in the last 15 years, and it's finally brought an end to my professional storm chasing operation. Do not be misled by the lies of infringers, anti-copyright activists and organized piracy cartels. This page is a detailed, evidenced account of my battle I had to undertake to just barely stay in business, and eventually could not overcome. It's a problem faced by all of my colleagues and most other creators in the field.
Just to keep the gap between blog posts from getting too long, here are some shots from Pittsburgh back in June. These first two are from the National Aviary.
Not much else going on to talk about. Hurricane Ike is a non-issue for me at the moment, landfalling way too far away to make a business chase profitable nor a leisure chase affordable. As always, there is a slim chance that I'll get a call back for a paid coverage gig, but I'm not holding my breath. With landfall likely during the day on a Saturday just a few hours from Oklahoma, it's going to be a storm chaser bonanza. Other than Ike, the US weather is as boring as it gets - typical for late summer. Some storms are in the forecast here tonight and tomorrow, but it's doubtful we'll see much. I still have not made my New River Gorge trip due to persistent clouds. I'm actually thinking of doing some aerials of the gorge and the bridge if I can get a clear day in the next couple of weeks.
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To my regular readers, I offer my apologies for this heavy-handed notice. Unfortunately it has become necessary, so please bear with me!
Please don't copy/upload this site's content to social media or other web sites. Those copies have been a critical problem for me, seriously harming this site and my photography/storm chasing operation by diverting traffic, viewers, engagement and income. "Credit" and "exposure" does not benefit this site or my operation, rather they threaten my ability to cover my operating expenses. Please read my full explanation for this notice here.
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