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🎙️Host: StormBeforetheCalm Podcast⚡️Storm Chaser / Photographer 📺featured in @CBSSunday @Pantone @Cosmopolitan @flauntmagazine @backpackermag #Spaceshost

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9 months
I had an incredible time being interviewed by @Pogue for a story on lightning that aired on @CBSSunday this morning! Thank you for the opportunity, David! (Links to my work and social media are below) #lightning #secretsoflightning 1/4
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11 months
@GrahamAllen_1 Get off your phones and computers then because every computer, chip maker, and cell phone company from Samsung to Apple all celebrate Pride and support a diverse workforce. No more phones or computers to use when your cry about pride.
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10 months
Omg you guys! I’ve never pressed the shutter on the iPhone and captured a bolt at the same time! I’m shaking!!! Whattttt? #azwx
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So about last night. During the last few minutes I was shooting this raging severe-warned storm near Tubac, Arizona, a sliver of sunlight peaked through and gifted me a rainbow for this scene. Make no mistake, this bolt landed just over the hill and was my sign it was time to…
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10 months
@Esqueer_ But misgendering trans ppl is perfectly fine on this platform. SMH.
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3 years
Another moment that felt more like a painting.
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1 year
@deesnider @PaulStanleyLive You have no idea what you’re talking about. It does not break down so simply.
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10 months
The monsoon finally came alive over the historic town of Tombstone, Arizona late yesterday afternoon. Patience, careful positioning, and some lucky timing right at sunset allowed me to capture what I feel is one of my prettiest shots in years. It felt like true bliss watching…
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@RealCandaceO Seriously, Candace, get a grip and enjoy life or something. Your gross hatred towards others proves you're an ugly soul. I pray Jesus softens your heart.
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2 years
Want another shot to grab my work? This one's gonna be insane! @CodyMayer22 collaborated with me and several artists for the "Mirrored" project. We'll be at the drop party later :
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2 years
What ON EARTH? My first 1 ETH sale on OpenSea! Thank you @spinbackwards for picking up “Double Crossed” ! 🙏🙏🙏
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10 months
Green Valley, Arizona 7/21/23 One of the best experiences in capturing lightning is that you never know what shape the channel of electricity will take and what colours will present themselves in the clouds. Last night in Green Valley I stood under the open rear hatch of my…
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Sahuarita, AZ, 8/16/22. I can't even begin to describe the way I feel after capturing this probably once in a lifetime shot. Lightning slicing between the double rainbow, with saguaro cacti lining the horizon. #azwx #stormhour @GirlsWhoChase @ReedTimmerAccu @JimCantore
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Yesterday the monsoon returned in full glory for parts of southern Arizona. As storms pushed west, I waited in 111 degree heat in Sonoran Desert National Monument off Vekol Road. The dying storm landed some of the most jaw dropping bolts next to a rainbow in the dying light of…
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1 year
@Lightroom Took me six years to capture lightning striking this peak!
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10 months
The desert speaks. All captured by me over the last week in Santa Cruz, Cochise, Pima, and Maricopa Counties in Arizona. #azwx
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9 months
Bucket list shot achieved! I've always wanted to be amongst some of the tallest saguaros during a beastly thunderstorm. Yesterday evening, I planned to shoot storms forming off the rim heading towards Tucson, but at the last minute I changed my mind and opted for the smaller…
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1 year
@weather_katie @FultonInfo If you wonder who SHOULDN’T own a gun, here’s your guy. Responsible gun ownership knows the use of force continuum and this is not it.
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3 years
It's always been a bucket list shot for me to capture lightning striking the monolithic peak known as Elephant Head in the Santa Rita Mountains southeast of Tucson, AZ. Last night I got just that! #azwx #stormhour #girlswhochase
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4 years
Here's a different bolt I captured back near Patagonia, Arizona on July 10th. Best storm I've seen in Arizona this year! #azwx #stormhour #monsoon2020
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7 months
Hoping for peace in an ugly, violent world today.
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10 months
Too excited not to share this clear air bolt from yesterday's storm south of Three Points, Arizona. The rainbow, strip of sunlight on the valley, and that lurching strike just give me all the right feels. I'm stacking up those rainbow/lightning captures this year! #azwx
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@notcapnamerica Yeah, well the NYT's articles have fallen flat for months and I just canceled our subscription. Can't believe we still had one.
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2 years
At 6:05 p.m. in Rio Rico, I captured this bolt as it struck a power pole. lighting up the transformers to the left and right of it. I've never seen lightning so close where it lit up the rain drops falling in front of me! #azwx @sheasorensonwx @GirlsWhoChase #stormhour @KOLDNews
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3 years
The moment I thought I would die.
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11 months
@AriDrennen @mualphaxi and don't forget splatter Trump's disgusting face all over the flag and wear it on their trucks.
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11 months
@charliekirk11 "Stole from us?" I know a bunch of groups who have the right to say that, but YOU? NO, no and FUCK no.
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9 months
A giant jellyfish sprite lights up south of Nogales, Arizona as a storm complex 150 miles into Mexico was responsible for this display of upper atmospheric lightning. Still image captured from video using the @sonyalpha a1 camera and lenses. #azwx #stormhour
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9 months
Monster jellyfish sprites over Nogales, Arizona last night! (Not for broadcast) Last night around 2:00 a.m., I was doom scrolling on Twitter and saw a tweet from the @NWSPhoenix sharing an image of a large thunderstorm complex about 150 miles from the US/Mexico border. Since I…
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3 years
Almost toast.
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1 year
@Esqueer_ How dare they!
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3 years
@cjtruth @BethMooreLPM She's explaining that "No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money." You cannot serve anyone BUT God. Understand the truth she speaks.
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3 years
I'm still in complete awe. Captured over three minutes of 8K footage of blue jets shooting out of the top of a magical storm. Shot from Rio Rico, Arizona looking southeast towards Sonora, Mexico. NOT FOR BROADCAST. Licensing: sending DM. @PaulMSmithPhoto #azwx #stormhour
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9 months
Listen here. Until you realize nature has always been providing immaculate generative art, you just won’t get it. My perspective has completely changed.
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3 years
Reach out and touch someone. #azwx
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2 years
GM. Shine bright.
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10 months
The has been the Barbiest of weeks for me. Yes, this is some of my best work ever. LFG, LGB! #azwx
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9 months
Why I chase the monsoon. #azwx
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3 years
Most definitely one of the prettiest daytime storms I've captured this year! This was near Patagonia, AZ a couple months ago.
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2 years
Here's one of my "rejects" from the year. Still, not that bad if I do say so myself.
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5 years
Had to do a proper edit of this shot after a storm passed through El Paso just before 7 a.m. this morning! Always wanted a shot of lightning and the downtown skyline from Scenic Drive! #txwx #elpaso @stormhour @NWSElPaso @JimCantore #mxwx
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5 years
This supercell near Orla, Texas on June 1 was the most photogenic storm I've ever witnessed! I'm finishing up the timelapse which really shows the wonder of this beast! #txwx #stormchase @JimCantore @ReedTimmerAccu @StephWeaverTV @WaldrefWeather
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10 months
I was perplexed as these colors lit up the clouds yesterday at sunset east of Nogales, Arizona. I really tried to back off the vibrancy and subdue them but they are still wild. I ended up eating a wall of dust and pebbles a few minutes after this as the gust front slammed into…
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1 year
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11 days
I'm glad this clip is viral. I hope you take a moment to peruse some of the absolutely moronic comments criticizing the filmer or justifying the behavior of the other driver. This is the cesspool we live in, folks. Adjust your community accordingly. These are the people in…
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Oklahoma City News stations are the most dangerous drivers out here. Here is News 2 passing in a no passing zone. Do better people. @KJRH2HD #okwx #wxtwitter
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3 years
A moment that felt more like a painting.
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11 months
Photography share! I know a lot of people feeling a lack of engagement here, so I want to use my platform to share others work! Share one of t. your favorite photos of works of art below and I'll retweet or quote tweet. Let's hold each other up during the down times!
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9 months
Because my favorite colors are in the sky. And rainbow lightning. Also because rainbow lightning. #azwx
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5 years
I got THE shot I've waited two years to get here in Arizona! Beautiful storm this afternoon over the Santa Rita Mountains from a hilltop overlooking Patagonia Lake. #azwx #stormhour #monsoon2019 @KOLDNews @RefriedBrean @kgun9 @KVOA @KristenKeogh
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4 months
@MAGAgpsmith Voted most likely to bleed out from an accidental self inflicted gunshot wound to the thigh.
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4 years
Love how wide this shot was at 14mm, capturing the full breadth of this storm and so much detail as it moved over the town of Patagonia, Arizona on Friday. #azwx #stormhour @SonyAlpha @azhighways
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9 months
Feeling unseen all too often, incredibly stressful day, and my cup is empty. I need a recharge, so before I head out to chase these storms this evening I wanted to share another beauty from that epic day near Tombstone on July 15. #azwx #arizona #monsoon2023
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9 months
Yesterday a severe-warned storm took aim right over central Tucson wreaking havoc with heaving winds bringing down power lines, trees, and causing damage all over town. Hail pounded cars and structures too. #azwx #stormhour #girlswhochase #tucson
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9 months
Monster jellyfish sprites over Nogales, Arizona last night! (Not for broadcast) Last night around 2:00 a.m., I was doom scrolling on Twitter and saw a tweet from the @NWSPhoenix sharing an image of a large thunderstorm complex about 150 miles from the US/Mexico border. Since I…
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3 years
People like pastels.
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9 months
Last night was another one in the win bucket for me. All this time I've wanted to capture lightning in the Box Canyon area on the north side of the Santa Rita Mountains but when the storms hit you have to time it just right. As soon as I got to this spot looking straight up…
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3 years
I was told that chasing the monsoon was a waste of time and that us AZ chasers are laughed at by "REAL" chasers 🤡. I'm certainly glad I don't let those kinds of opinions ruin my desire to #NEVERSTOPCHASING . So glad I have real friends who love to chase any cloud in any sky.
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9 months
@mimmymum @drmartens Thanks for this! I hope I can grab a pair !
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10 months
Reality is f***ng cool. This is how I touch grass.
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9 months
good night, dream well, you big beautiful you.
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10 months
OMG Tucson. #azwx
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1 year
Pink skies keep me alive. #azwx
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4 years
I didn't quit chasing late today and took a chance by heading south of Sierra Vista when a storm along the International Border lit up, right at sunset, and I got some seriously awesome shots. 400 miles later: GOAL!!!! #azwx #stormhour @mattbrode
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9 months
I'm so damn glad some of you in the art space showed your true colors and dismissed me (along with many other storm photographers). You only gave me more fuel to chase my passion and understand who and what is really important to me.
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9 months
The last kiss of sunlight into the sky can sometimes be the best. In this case, it created the perfect pastel colored storm as downpours covered the Avra Valley area northwest of Tucson, AZ on July 23. #azwx #stormhour
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2 years
GM.
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8 months
good morning
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10 months
A moment where I thought I'd die. June 24, 2022, I was high on a hill overlooking Rio Rico, AZ when a bolt struck a telephone pole below me. You can see the other branches (stepped leaders) to the left closer to me. And I've never captured an image where the bolt was so close…
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10 months
We like pancakes.
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2 years
Announcing the premiere of my of @RugRadio Twitter Space: “Elevating Women in NFTs”with special guests @ijustine and @SarahSoSweetly ! Same time as I’ve always hosted and all are welcome ! #womeninnfts #womenincrypto
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I was a bit overwhelmed with emotion when I witnessed this rainbow appear through a mostly cloud-covered sky as this storm moved north through Patagonia, Arizona yesterday. #azwx #stormhour #girlswhochase #lightning #Monsoon2022
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8 months
Here is your afternooon #skycandy . This shot made me do a double take and had to peek the camera screen to see. Captured on July 22 south of Three Points, Arizona. I'll be sharing more #skycandy of mine and retweeting others' incredible shots all week! Would love that hashtag…
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2 years
I currently list many 1/1 #NFTs on Foundation My collection on @opensea called The Passionate Pursuit : On : Dreamscapes on
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3 years
Dust storm over the edge of the Grand Canyon! #azwx Not for Broadcast
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5 years
Here is my updated collection of images available for print! Hope you can enjoy these as much as I enjoyed capturing them! #tucson #stormchaser #arizona #monsoon
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2 years
Yes, holy heck, this one felt like it was gonna kill me. Just captured near Patagonia, AZ #azwx
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9 months
Good night, my beautiful friend. May any negativity you endured today be emptied from your cup, and may peace and love fill it to overflowing. You are enough.
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Tucson completely delivered when it came to storms today! Captured this incredible scene south of Avra Valley at 3:40 p.m. #azwx #tucson #StormHour @DanMarriesKOLD @mattbrode @CDiggsKGUNWX @JimCantore @azhighways
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@notcapnamerica Sooo she obviously didn’t see the same movie we all watched.
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4 years
Lightning illuminates a wet road north of Camp Crook, South Dakota on May 31, 2020. #sdwx #stormhour
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3 years
What an incredible sky that was last night over Amado, Arizona! Prints available at the link in the comments. #azwx #stormhour #monsoon2021
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LoriGrace
2 years
Storm chasers, let’s show the Twitter world how beautiful chasing water vapor is by sharing your work below!
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2 years
That’s my biggest secondary sale to date! “NFTs are a scam,” they said.
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@RyanWaltersSupt All kids except the ones who don't fit in your Christian worldview. I get it. I pray God opens your eyes.
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8 months
Last night storms west of Rio Rico put on one heck of a light show. This is not a composite but a 10 second capture. #azwx #stormhour #girlswhochase
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3 years
My friends know just how difficult it was for me to arrive at this point, but I know it's time to share what motivates me to pursue extraordinary skies. I just listed “The Passionate Pursuit ” for sale on @withFND ! 🌐
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OMG you guys! My broken, tired back after helping my son move into a new apartment all day, then just as we're getting dinner this storm pops up over Tucson at sunset! Just incredible! #azwx #stormhour @kgun9 @KVOAWeather @DanMarriesKOLD #monsoon2021
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2 years
I am undaunted.
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10 months
I was treated to an absolutely bonkers last lightning strike from the storm in the Sonoran Desert National Monument on Monday. The moments leading up to sunset were already spectacular, but the switch to blue hour was something special. #azwx #stormhour #girlswhochase
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so i guess, hi.
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2 years
Here are some pieces still available over on @withFND 1. Santa Cruz Skies, my genesis piece (featured here): 2. The Rainbow Connection 3. The Passionate Pursuit: 4. Hope and Fear:
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LoriGrace
3 years
I currently list many 1/1 #NFTs on Foundation @withFND I also have a collection on @opensea called The Passionate Pursuit : I've now listed on too: #nftcollector #NFTCommunity
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9 months
While out west of Tubac, Arizona on August 7 shooting jellyfish sprites to the south and lightning to the east, I also turned another camera due west, looking straight towards Diablo ("Devil") Mountain. To my surprise the Space X rocket launched out of Vandenburg, California and…
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3 years
Side by side.
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5 years
Incredibly close lightning strike! Within a couple hundred feet, captured today at 3:24 p.m. in Nogales, AZ. Struck just behind San Felipe de Jesus Catholic Church. #azwx @KVOA @kgun9 @KOLDNews #stormhour @MikeOlbinski @KristenKeogh @royalnorman @nogalesnews
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