On August 7, 2022, after carefully navigating to the countryside near Sonoita, Arizona, I patiently waited for this storm to make it into view over the Mustang Mountains. Sunset was imminent and I knew this dance of color and light would be fleeting. But the perfect moment happened when the storm unleashed a series of lightning bolts just as the illuminated rain curtain made for the perfect backdrop.
As an extreme weather photographer, you're never able to control the elements, so patience and an unwavering discipline keep you on the road waiting for an extraordinary moment like this to happen again. It seems so fitting that the lightning resembles two mustangs fighting each other as they rise up on their hind legs in front of the Mustang Mountains.