Mike Olbinski
Photographer, Filmmaker, Storm Chaser
Mike Olbinski has loved weather from a very early age, beginning his high school years when he first remembers using a camera to shoot a storm. That passion continued to grow until his mid-30s when he realized his love for photography and chasing weather could be combined… and it’s been a wild ride ever since. Mike’s work has been licensed by clients such as Marvel Studios, Apple, Lamborghini, National Geographic, and BBC just to name a few, and he was even honored to win an Emmy. He chases storms across the central U.S. in the spring and returns to his home in Phoenix, AZ in the summer to capture the stunning monsoon season. He is married to his amazing wife, Jina, and is blessed with three amazing kiddos. In the offseason, Mike shoots weddings and family sessions, and in his free time enjoys watching a lot of Netflix, building Legos, and playing Call of Duty.
Linda van Rosmalen
Photographer, Storm Chaser, Time-lapser
Linda van Rosmalen, known online as CleverDarkElve, is a Dutch immigrant, former USArmy aviator, educator and a PhD level chemical physicist who’s heart just couldn’t stay in the lab. A creative with a scientist’s mind, she loves chasing severe weather and spending vast amounts of time in nature exploring all the beauty the natural world has to offer. Linda also has a strong background as a fine artist but eventually traded pencils and paintbrushes for cameras. She currently works full time as a freelance timelapse photographer.
Mike Mezeul
Photographer, Storm Chaser
A self-proclaimed nerd for everything nature, Mike’s life journey has been dedicated to capturing the beauty of the world’s most powerful and breathtaking landscapes. Mike is most well-known for epic imagery that brazenly conveys the raw and unrelenting power of nature and the Earth, from volcanoes to tornadoes, wildlife, night sky and everything in between.
Born with an innate sense of wonder and a deep connection to nature, Mike has transformed his passion for adventure into a remarkable career that blends photography, storytelling and environmental advocacy.
Jennifer Brindley
Photographer, Storm Chaser
Jennifer is a professional studio portrait photographer and has been a well-known storm chaser since documenting her first tornado fifteen years ago. he has over fourteen years’ experience in documentary photography and is a twelve-year partner to Skip Talbot on storm chase pursuits. They have participated in many unique storm chasing related projects including working as IMAX film “Extreme Weather” support crew in the TIV and Doghouse chase vehicles. She also was a consultant and art contributor for the 2018 short film “STORMCHASER.” Jennifer is also renowned for representing gender equality in storm chasing and is frequently sought out by media production companies accordingly. She and her work have been featured in a number of media features including the recent NETFLIX Documentary Series EARTHSTORM, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Outside Magazine, NPR, Sierra Magazine, educational productions and international publications such as The Telegraph and The Observer Magazine
Dennis Oswald
Photographer, Geographer, Meteorologist
Dennis Oswald is a 41 year old geographer and meteorologist who lives in Neuss, Germany. He chases storms for more than two decades in Europe and since 2008 in Tornado Alley. If the weather is calm, he prefers to immerse himself in the endless expanse of American landscapes. He is particularly fascinated by the deserts of the southwest and the mountains of the northwest. He publishes his photos in books, magazines and calendars as in many exhibitions in Germany.
Nick Drieschman
Photographer, Tour Guide, Storm Chaser
Nick Drieschman is a storm chaser, photographer, and owner of Extreme Tornado Tours, a tornado and storm chasing tourism company based out of Norman, Oklahoma. Having experienced and photographed over 170 tornadoes in the past ten years, Nick is no stranger to these amazing weather events and the dynamic scenes they create. “Although my job is to help people accomplish their dreams of seeing and photographing tornadoes in person, I have never once grown tired of experiencing them firsthand and seeing the look on one of our guests faces when they see their first tornado” Nick’s work has been featured on BBC, CNBC and the Weather Channel among other major networks.
