Please do not copy/upload this site's content to social media or other web sites. Those copies have been a critical problem, 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 those actions threaten my ability to cover my operating expenses. Please read my full explanation for this notice here.
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To my regular readers, I offer my apologies for this heavy-handed notice, but unfortunately it has become necessary.
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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.
2005 was one of my busiest years for weather footage work, and I put many thousands of miles into covering all types of weather across the country. Hurricane Rita was the most significant event I was priveleged to cover for a national TV network. The Great Plains season was considered a difficult one overall, with few opportunities in May. However, my June trip in the Plains was one of my best, with several high-contrast tornadoes captured.
2005 also brought my first foray into HD video in November. I captured my first good HD lightning video that month with a fall chase in the Midwest.
June 9 - Zurich, KS: A perfect 'elephant trunk' tornado kicks up a large debris cloud during a tornado outbreak in north-central Kansas, one of five our group witnessed that day. [ Read more about this event ]
December 15, 2005
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October 25, 2005
August 20, 2005
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Storm Chasing Expedition 2005
April 22, 2005
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