Storm chasing photographer Mike Hollingshead makes a living following America's worst storms, from snarling tornadoes chewing up Kansas farmland to supercell thunderstorms in the Dakotas.
A Nebraska-native, Hollingshead used to watch the Midwest's extreme weather from hills that overlooked his town. After seeing some "crazy storm photos" on the internet, Hollingshead drove to Iowa, where he lucked into a tornado on his first day.
Fifteen years later, Hollingshead is still chasing storms, often into danger.
"Most storm chasers don't put themselves in the path [of the storm] ... but I like the view there the most," he says.
Hollingshead shared some of the most "beast" storms he's ever chased with us, but you can see more of his work at his blog, where he shares photos and stories from the chases.
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Hollingshead started chasing storms in 1999 as a hobby, before going full time in 2004.
The storm chasing season begins in April, before dropping off quickly in July. He says the best months are May and June. This vivid double rainbow was captured in Kansas.
Hollingshead uses computer models to narrow down where storms, like this supercell in Nebraska, will be. Even with the models, it's often impossible to know if a storm will be worth photographing before you get there.
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