These astonishing scenes were captured by a man who gave up his day job as a corn plant worker to become a professional storm chaser.
Mike Hollingshead, 37, went after his first storm in 1999 and has been in awe of Mother Nature’s most powerful phenomena ever since.
Growing up, he remembers being driven to the top of a hill near his family home so he could watch vicious lightning storms.
Hunting Nature’s power: A stunning image of a supercell storm in York, Nebraska, taken by Mike Hollingshead who has given up his day job to become a storm chaser
Menacing: This thunderstorm in Chamberlain, South Dakota, is among a number of scenes captured by Mr Hollingshead since he started chasing storms in 1999
In awe: Mike Hollingshead, pictured (left) in front of a mammatus cloud in eastern Nebraska has been fascinated by storms and tornadoes ever since he was child