About me

Hi, thanks for dropping by and taking a moment to learn more about who I am. My name is Lars and I am a passionate weather geek. I suppose this all started very early on. I still remember some stormy nights in the 1980's when I was a little boy, being woken up by huge storms and vivid lightning in the night. I was not frightened though, at least not that I can remember, rather I would often stand at the window, watching the spectacle for as long as I could keep my eyes open.

I guess this got me interested in all things weather, the ever-changing sea of air, the water vapour and dust above our heads. And I was also drawn to the beauty of nature around us. At one point, I decided that not only did I want to experience all this whenever I could, but also document what Mother Nature put on display. First, just with a microphone to record the thunder of a passing storm, then, back in the analogue days, with my first film camera, trying to capture a frosty winter morning, a colourful sunset or dark and menacing storm clouds.

I then concentrated more on school, university and later work, choosing to specialise in meteorology and weather forecasting, while still going out to see big thunderclouds and snowstorms when there was time. Forecasting weather, its impacts and how we can prepare people for the extremes nature can create is my other passion. You can read more about that here .

For a while, I was more interested in filming the elements with my trusty Panasonic Mini-DV camcorder, and photography was just a sideline. Then, after several years of working in the weather business in different parts of Europe, the events of 2020 turned our lives upside down. Suddenly, nature and the great outdoors were pretty much the only place we could be. That was when I decided to give photography a proper go, get some gear and learn the craft.

I haven't been on this journey very long, but I'm enjoying every minute of being out there with my camera, capturing those special moments, whether it's on a wild Atlantic coast, high up in the Alps or under a developing lightning storm. This website will grow, so be sure to come back again!

“There’s no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good light.”
John Ruskin