In Texas storms are a part of daily life—an exciting and potentially dangerous part, but ever-present nonetheless. And for Kelly DeLay, it’s a way to make a living. As a storm chaser and award winning weather photographer, DeLay finds himself as close as anyone can get to some of the gnarliest storms the country has to offer—well, as close as one can get and still survive to tell the tale. His interest in weather (particularly lightning) and photography developed early in life, and though adulthood has seen DeLay wear many hats—touring sound engineer, band road manager, audio-video producer for digital media industry—his sustained fascination with weather came full circle some years back as he now holds the job title of storm chaser and weather photographer.
To learn more about how one becomes such a thing, his favorite shots and those most dangerous to get, we recently called DeLay up for a quick Q&A. Read on below.