Nature: Landscapes (PROFESSIONAL) - HONORABLE MENTION
The Stormscapes of Tornado Alley

Photo © Will Eades
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The Great Plains of the United States. I had travelled from the other side of the world to see the biggest and most photogenic weather on the planet; to stand in the vast expanse of the region known infamously as 'Tornado Alley'.
We were hunting storms, and boy did we get what we were looking for. Over the course of 2 weeks, we travelled 12000kms from Southern Texas to North Dakota capturing scenes that incite fear and wonder simultaneously.
Early mornings were charged with the excitement of the chase, only to wear down during 10-hour drives of mild conversation and Johnny Cash sing alongs. Most days we were on 5 hours sleep, staring at radar loops and hoping for something at the end of the road, but when we finally got in position, and scrambled out of the car and into the howling cold outflow winds, we were wide awake with adrenaline pumping.
The sight of such an immense and powerful force was the stuff of dreams to me, and all we could do, standing there in the open as a mammoth supercell rampaged towards us, was yell into the wind and encourage the beast.
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The Great Plains of the United States. I had travelled from the other side of the world to see the biggest and most photogenic weather on the planet; to stand in the vast expanse of the region known infamously as 'Tornado Alley'.
We were hunting storms, and boy did we get what we were looking for. Over the course of 2 weeks, we travelled 12000kms from Southern Texas to North Dakota capturing scenes that incite fear and wonder simultaneously.
Early mornings were charged with the excitement of the chase, only to wear down during 10-hour drives of mild conversation and Johnny Cash sing alongs. Most days we were on 5 hours sleep, staring at radar loops and hoping for something at the end of the road, but when we finally got in position, and scrambled out of the car and into the howling cold outflow winds, we were wide awake with adrenaline pumping.
The sight of such an immense and powerful force was the stuff of dreams to me, and all we could do, standing there in the open as a mammoth supercell rampaged towards us, was yell into the wind and encourage the beast.
BACK TO GALLERY