"There's not much foreground to be found when photographing storms – apart from old barns and livestock – so adding a human element brings a photo to life, especially a flowing red dress"

Woman in a red dress walking down a rural road under an ominous stormy sky.

Mother Nature offers a complex combination of beauty, fascination, drama and danger. As a child growing up in Dallas, Texas, Paige Vincent’s first encounters with natural phenomena involved seeking shelter from storms and hurricanes. As an adult, she now chases them to capture the perfect photograph.

Storm-chasing is extremely dangerous, requiring mastery of not only photography but also meteorology knowledge, experience and the willingness to trust your instincts. We spoke to Paige about the empowering aspect of being a female storm-chaser and the various risks and creative challenges she has had to overcome to achieve her goal of capturing awe-inspiring images of powerful natural events.