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.
With older blog posts getting buried in the archives, I decided to start this section to keep some important weather and storm chasing issues 'prominent' and link to it in this site's main navigation menu. Storm chasing seems to never be without myths, rumors and misconceptions, and this new section intends to address some of that. I don't claim authoritative status on chasing issues, but after 33 years in the hobby, I would humbly say that I have some valid points for consideration.
Storm Chasing FAQ
A list of common questions and answers about the storm chasing avocation.
Using rental cars for storm chasing
Renting a car for storm chasing is a big financial risk. It amounts to taking someone else's property into a high-damage-risk situation, and the industry is starting to 'wise up' to chase-related damage claims.
Stock footage pointers
Some basic information on the hows and whys of the stock footage business for chasers.
Lightning video ghosting artifacts
A common artifact with lightning video clips fools many chasers and photographers into thinking they captured a very close strike.
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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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