Any discussion of extreme weather photography surely includes Jim Reed. I’ve long admired the drama and tension of his images. Interestingly, I also find an odd calmness among the chaos and threatening nature of his photographs. While I certainly tend to stay clear of significantly threatening weather (vs. Reed who chases such conditions), his work none-the-less has an influence on how I photograph landscapes. I follow the “weather” closely here in Southern California, always on the look-out for the prosect of cloud-filled skies or heavy ocean swells.
Reed’s book, Storm Chaser, has garnered the attention of the national press (with recent coverage on Good Morning America, Fox News, The New York Times, among others). I’m especially excited to check-out his appearance on tonight’s (12/28) broadcast of 20/20 - which will include footage of Reed’s adventure capturing Kansas’ recent blizzard.