What would you do if you saw crazy skies, lightning, rain, and wind outside your window? If the answer is grab your camera, you might be a storm chaser.When the sky turns weird colors and sirens wail, storm chasers go to work. Capturing incredible moments of extreme weather in spectacular landscapes, each thrilling image in the
Storm Chasers 2026 Wall Calendar demonstrates the awesome power of nature and the crazy courage, speed, sureness, and luck it takes to photograph these moments—and make it home again.
Features include:
- 12" x 12" (12" x 24" open)
- Cover design eliminates need for plastic packaging
- Printed on FSC® certified paper with soy-based ink
- Planning spread for September–December 2025
- Spans January–December 2026
- All-new real-life storm photography
- Generous grid space for notes, appointments, and reminders
- Official major world holidays and observances
- Moon phases, based on Universal Time
- Each page showcases a spectacular, award-winning or high-placing image of a tornado, lightning strike, supercell, cloud system, or another dramatic and beautiful weather event captured in all its glory by a real storm chaser, plus personalized captions for each shot.
Created in 2021 by professional photographer and celebrated storm chaser Mike Olbinski, the Storm Photos of the Year contest (or "Stormys") is the first online competition of its kind, celebrating this community and the spectacular, death-defying, real-life images they alone can capture. With multiple categories, tiers of awards, and stringent guidelines to ensure the integrity of the images, the Storm Photo of the Year Contest draws entrants from around the globe. Judges include Olbinski and a panel of esteemed photographers each year; stormphotocontest.com
