Why do people travel thousands of kilometres to photograph storms? Chris Lewis's documentary Chasing Bolts lifts the lid on the psyche of storm chasers.
storm-cloud formation near Mullewa in Western Australia.
In the cool early mornings, Jordan was still and calm but, even then, I could tell he had bolts on his mind. Jordan ponders what the day might bring as he takes a refreshing swim to start the day in Karijini National Park. But perhaps on a still night listening to all the bugs and frogs echo, you might ask yourself if you are indeed mad to drive such distances alone.Jordan would sleep in the back of his car with a battery-operated fan, and the doors and windows shut to keep out insects.
Author and broadcaster Julia Baird has written about storm chasers in her book Phosphorescence: On awe, wonder and things that sustain you when the world goes dark.much larger than themselves, it makes us stop and question things.
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