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.
I moved into my new downtown Charleston office and semi-permanent studio this afternoon, sharing space with a company owned by my friend and business associate Paul Helmick. The Woolworth Building (205 Capitol) is near the corner of Capitol and Quarrier Streets. My office is Suite 202, with windows facing out of the front of the building overlooking Capitol Street. I got an awesome deal on the space.
This is a big step, but I'm pretty excited about the opportunities this will open up. Only 2 minutes from my house and actually within a decent walking/biking distance on nice days. The only bad thing about this is that Graziano's Pizza is on the same block, and Sakkio Japan is two blocks over at the mall food court - so it looks like I might be putting on a few pounds in the coming months.
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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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