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Master Image List

A list of every photo in GK Naill's Portfolio in chronological order. Go to the Portfolio for the best experience. 

Distant

Captured on June 2, 2024, this picture features a distant squall line taken from the road.

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A wide-angle shot of a storm with a deep blue rain core in Western Kansas. A paved road stretches towards the horizon with a vast green field. A small street sign saying “TH 11” is next to the road.

Apocalypse

On June 8, 2024, a massive squall line was heading right for us at highway speeds, with an apocalyptic green-ish shelf cloud.

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A blueish-green storm containing a large shelf cloud is in the distance, hovering over a field containing some old farming equipment in the foreground.

June 8, 2024

Taken in Eastern Colorado

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A dramatic shelf cloud stretches across a wide horizon under a dark, stormy sky in a rural landscape, with a weathered industrial tank in the foreground.

Dead End

On June 8, 2024, while following the squall line, we found a road with a "Dead End" sign heading right into the storm, giving some playful irony.

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A gray, large shelf cloud is visible in the distance. A field is visible in the foreground, containing a dirt road driving into the storm. A sign saying “Dead End” is next to the road.

Bang

In Northern Colorado, on June 13, 2024, a mostly stationary storm was constantly dropping lightning bolts.

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A storm with multiple blue-ish lightning bolts is in the distance. A green field and stone paths are in the foreground.

Seagull

A completely accidental shot I got of a seagull in the sky on June 24, 2024.

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A seagull flying in a mostly clear vibrant blue sky. The top of a tree is visible on the bottom of the frame.

June 24, 2024

Taken in Monterey, California

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The sun shines brightly over a calm beach at sunset, casting a long, shimmering reflection across the wet sand and breaking waves. A soft layer of mist hangs over the distant horizon.

Blobs

Taken at the Monterey Bay Aquarium on June 25, 2024, this picture features some jellyfish chilling.

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Orange and pink jellyfish swimming around inside of vibrant blue water.

June 25, 2024

Taken in Monterey, California

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A black and white, grainy photograph of seagulls soaring over a choppy ocean, with a cluster of seals resting on a dark rock in the foreground.

July 6, 2024

Taken in Northern Colorado

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A wide, flat field under a heavy, dark storm front. On the left, the setting sun breaks through the horizon, casting a vibrant pink and orange glow onto the underside of the turbulent clouds.

Into The Mist

A tour boat heading into the mist of Niagara Falls on July 22, 2024.

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Niagara Falls is visible on the right side of the frame, with mist causing a rainbow taking up the frame. A tour ship is seen going into the mist. Land is visible on the left side of the frame.

Niagara's Fury

The fury of the waters near Niagara Falls, taken on July 22, 2024.

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A downward-facing shot of the river immediately after Niagara Falls, containing teal-colored rough-looking water. Land is visible on the bottom of the frame.

Crawl

Lightning crawling across the sky, taken on July 27, 2024.

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A lightning strike reaching out from the ground over the sky and a farm with some trees on the bottom.

Glow

A picture of the northern lights and the night sky taken on July 30, 2024.

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A long-exposure night photograph showing a deep blue sky filled with short star trails and wispy, blurred white clouds. A vibrant purple and pink glow from the northern lights illuminates the lower horizon, with bright lens flares in the bottom right and lush green leaves framing the upper left corner.

90 Degrees

A picture taken of a lightning strike on September 11, 2024.

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Horizontal lightning bolt striking behind a red barn and farm buildings under a dark, cloudy night sky.

Lunar

The total lunar eclipse on March 14, 2025, taken off I-76 in Nebraska. The precursor to one of my favorite chases.

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A blood moon during a lunar eclipse hangs in a dark, star-filled sky, with a silhouetted bare tree in the lower-left corner.

Incoming

Taken on May 26, 2025, of an incoming squall line, taken near Lochbuie, Colorado.

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A dramatic, dark shelf cloud stretches across the horizon over a grassy field and an industrial pipeline enclosure under a stormy sky.

Double Trouble

Two lightning strikes captured northeast of Lubbock, Texas on June 8, 2025.

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Two jagged lightning bolts strike a dark horizon under deep purple and blue storm clouds, with distant city lights visible at the bottom of the frame.

Trunk

A picture of an elephant's trunk tornado near Bismarck, North Dakota on June 27, 2025.

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An elephant's trunk tornado descends from a dark storm cloud toward a green rolling hill under a dramatic, high-contrast sky.

Clear Slot

The clear slot of a supercell, captured near Bismarck, North Dakota on June 27, 2025.

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A dramatic storm cell with a large, rotating wall cloud and a visible RFD clear slot looming over a rural highway and rolling green hills.

June 27, 2025

Taken in Bismarck, North Dakota

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A massive, dark wall cloud looms low over a vibrant green field next to a two-lane highway. The turbulent, blue-gray storm structure creates a sharp contrast against the bright grass and the open road.

Silhouette

Taken moments before "Night Terror," with a handheld long-exposure from inside the car while we were breifly stopped at a stop sign.

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A dark silhouette of a distant tornado with the background having gold accents. Road signs are visible to the left of the frame, with a car windowframe outlining the shot.

Night Terror

Taken during the night near Menoken, North Dakota on June 27, 2025, featuring an EFU rated tornado in the distance

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A dark tornado on the ground beneath a large storm base at sunset, with a wet rural highway and green fields in the foreground.

Down Below

A picture taken from above of McWay Falls, in Big Sur, California, on July 27, 2025.

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A slender waterfall drops onto a sandy beach in a turquoise cove surrounded by rocky cliffs and cypress trees at Big Sur, California.

July 27, 2025 - 1

Taken in Big Sur

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A close-up of a tall, moss-covered tree stump in a lush forest. Sunlight filters through the canopy, highlighting the green moss and faint carvings on the wood, with a background of trees and a shaded forest floor.

July 27, 2025 - 2

Taken in Big Sur

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A sun-drenched view of a rustic, weathered cabin in a forest clearing. An "Area Closed" sign stands near a wire fence in the foreground, with tall trees and a steep, green hillside rising in the background under a bright sky.

Color Pop

A picture of the Northern Lights on November 11, 2025, over the same farm featured in "90 Degrees."

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Vibrant magenta and green northern lights illuminate the star-filled sky above a series of red farm buildings and a wooden fence.

November 11, 2025

Taken in Northern Colorado

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A vibrant night sky filled with the Aurora Borealis in brilliant shades of pink, red, and green over a quiet rural landscape. In the foreground, a fence and a dirt path lead toward distant farm buildings under a canopy of bright stars.

Daylight

Taken during late Golden Hour-early Blue Hour in Destin, Florida

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A coastal landscape during the "blue hour." The sky is filled with heavy, textured clouds illuminated in shades of lavender and magenta. To the left, a soft orange glow lingers on the horizon. Dark turquoise waves gently lap against a vast, white sandy shore that stretches toward a distant skyline of buildings on the right.

Sycamore

RFD from a supercell wrapping around a wedge tornado on the ground near Sycamore, KS on April 26, 2026.

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A wide-angle view of a gargantuan, charcoal supercell towering over a flat landscape. A violent, churning RFD glows a haunting turquoise, nearly swallowing the horizon. Hidden within the core of this massive storm is a mostly invisible, rain-wrapped wedge tornado, appearing as a dark, hulking mass against the teal light.

May 21, 2026 - 1

Taken in Northern Colorado

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A massive supercell thunderstorm over a green field in northern Colorado, featuring a prominent, non-rotating scud cloud extending from the dark storm base near a rural highway.

May 21, 2026 - 2

Taken in Northern Colorado

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A heavy rain and hail core descending from dark blue storm clouds over a rural prairie landscape at twilight, framed by a barbed-wire fence in the foreground.

Abate

A decaying left-moving supercell in Northern Colorado on June 20, 2026.

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A decaying left-mover supercell at night. The large, billowing storm cloud is illuminated from within by a vivid purple flash and a jagged lightning bolt against a dark, star-filled sky. Rural buildings and trees are silhouetted along the bottom horizon.

June 24, 2026

Taken in Northern Colorado

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A monochrome image of a distant, isolated supercell thunderstorm with a massive anvil cloud towering over an expansive, flat prairie landscape.

Reverence

An approaching supercell south of Grover, Colorado on June 24, 2026.

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A massive, dark supercell storm towers over a vast, rocky plain under a heavy, layered shelf cloud. Beneath the shelf, an intense, brilliant teal and cyan precipitation core drops a heavy wall of rain and hail to the distant horizon, contrasting sharply with the barren, light-brown grassy landscape in the foreground.

Impulse

Lightning inside of a late-night storm complex in Northern Colorado on July 2, 2026

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A brilliant, jagged bolt of lightning strikes down on the right side of a dark night sky, illuminating the surrounding storm clouds in a deep, vibrant violet and purple glow. The powerful flash reveals a thick sheet of rain in the background and a silhouetted horizon of distant trees, a fence, and a flat landscape below.

Elegiac

The Galactic Center taken on O'ahu in Hawaii on July 16, 2026

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A vibrant view of the Milky Way galaxy stretching vertically across a dark, star-filled night sky over a calm coastline. On the right, the blurred, warm-lit fronds of a palm tree frame the scene. Below, a dark, rocky shoreline and the subtle glow of distant lights sit along the quiet horizon where the ocean meets the sky.

July 16, 2026

Captured on O'ahu, Hawaii

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A vibrant Milky Way core stretches diagonally across a clear, dark night sky filled with stars. On the left, a tall palm tree and dense tropical trees are warmly lit, framing the shot above a lush bed of green foliage in the foreground. Along the dark ocean horizon, small distant green and red navigation lights dot the coast.
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