About Me

Who Am I

My name is Hunter Fowkes. Husband to my wonderful wife, Lucia, a seasoned Storm Chaser, amateur landscape photographer, and a current Iowa State Meteorology student. I grew up in the deserts of Arizona, the rolling midwest plains, to the highest 14,000-foot peaks of Colorado. I love mother nature's temper tantrums and how the world has been molded and shaped into what we can behold today.

What I do

I have been chasing storms since 2009, witnessing my first twister destroy a pig farm in rural Dike, Iowa. Ever since that first tornado, I've been hooked on chasing down tornadoes for the rest of my life. I chased for many years without a camera in hand. Eventually, the desire grew within me in 2013 to get a camera. After convincing my parents to finally purchase one, I was finally able to hold a DSLR for the first time. But it wasn't until 2018 that I would own my very first Canon DSLR. From that point, I wanted to use photography to document my storm chases. Capturing storms is like my way of recording my history. Each chase is either a triumph or a crushing defeat. This dream has pushed me onwards to continue to develop my craft as a photographer and as a storm chaser. I love the beauty of the world around us, come along on the journey with me!

why do I do it

I chase storms because it is what give me purpose and hopes in life. While some run away from storms, I full speed sprint toward them. I have had this moment in my life, hundreds of times, where something in the world strikes you, cause you to stop what your doing, pause, and behold. Our world we call home is absolutely beautiful, from landscapes to cityscapes, to weather in the skies above. After moving around the country a lot in my youth I got to experience what this truly means. For 10 years of my life, I never saw winter. For 10 years I stared at the sun for 300+ days a year. But once that first cloud of the monsoon rolled in, in the deserts of Arizona. When that first dark cloud begins to envelop the sky, and the first 110⁰F raindrop hits your skin and the crack and boom of the first bolt of lightning hits, I knew I hadn't suffered in vain. This passion for weather began as early as I can remember and carries me through all parts of my life. I love what I do and I cannot imagine a world where I cannot chase my dreams. Come along on the journey with me and let's see what we can behold in the real world!