On my last storm chasing trip I was joined by Bright Tangerine’s Josh Cooper who made a short film about our adventure. We drove around 6,000 miles in 10 days crossing many states including Texas, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Wyoming and South Dakota. We encountered violent supercell thunderstorms with frequent lightning and giant hail. There were a couple of distant tornadoes and all in all it was quite an adventure.
You can see the film here: https://www.brighttangerine.com/storm-chasing-with-alister-chapman/
I have one spot still open on my storm chasing photo and video trip.
This is NOT a trip where we will try to get as close to a tornado as possible. The aim of this trip is to capture some of the incredible beauty of mother nature when she is angry. So we will be trying to capture incredible stormscapes, lightning, supercell storms and maybe tornadoes from a safe distance (at least 1 mile). Full details are here: https://www.xdcam-user.com/tornado-chasing/
Supercell Thunderstorm in South Dakota
You will get to spend 10 days between June 6th and June 16th with me as your guide and mentor. I will help you get the very best images. There is no guarantee that the weather will play ball and there will be long hours in the car travelling. But if you spend a week in “tornado alley” in June and are prepared to travel, then it would be very unusual not to see some incredible weather and storms. If that happens then we will make good use of the time shooting some of the spectacular scenery that states like Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas have to offer. Use the contact form if you are interested in joining me.
Bennington, Kansas Tornado from about 2 miles away.
Dying Supercell Thunderstorm at Sunset in Nebraska.
Just a reminder that I am running a documentary production workshop between the 7th and 15th of June. Based out of Denver, USA this will be an amazing adventure, road-trip and intensive workshop all rolled into one week. Only 3 places remain at just $1,500 USD per person, plus accommodation. Please see this page for full details. This year is a La Nina year, so we can expect more storms and tornadoes than on average years. May and June are the peak months for severe storms in the USA. We have seen in the past week the power of these storms. One important note is that the storms that killed so many people last week were travelling at 50 to 60 mph across the ground. One of the reasons for chasing in June is that the storms tend to move much more slowly, often only 20 mph so there are far more opportunities to stop and shoot. In addition the weather systems move onto the wide open plains of Colorado, Nebraska and the Dakotas giving incredible vistas.
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