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Charlie Kruschek
@charliekruschek.com
Colorado photographer documenting Earth’s best poses 🌲

Prints & Tutoring can be found here: www.charliekruschek.com
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I realized I never introduced myself here on Bluesky! With that being said...hello!

My name is Charlie and I'm a 24yo professional landscape photographer and storm chaser from Wisconsin. I love traveling the globe in search of stunning natural light, photographing just how fragile it can be. 📸 🏔️🌲🌩️
I recently returned to Maroon Bells, and although I didn't get a spot for sunrise, the afternoon clouds made up for it. 🏔️
October 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Sikeston, MO 5/16/2025. One of three tornados we saw this day 🌪️
October 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Some reflections from Oxbow Bend. 🍂
October 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A year ago yesterday (thanks @donkeydownburst.bsky.social for reminding me), Colin and I found ourselves gobbling up some Jet's pizza along the shoreline of the UP of Michigan. Our original intent of the trip was to photograph fall colors, but the night skies definitely stole the show. What a night.
October 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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1 year ago about right now, @charliekruschek.com & I were sitting in my car, eating Jet’s Pizza while we awaited the next auroral substorm on the shore of Lake Superior. Over the next 3 hours, we’d get a few substorms, several portfolio shots, & the most serene experience of my life. Volume ⬆️. (1/2)
October 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Found a furry friend while exploring Maroon Bells this weekend. 🦊
October 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The San Juans are unreal right now. 🍂
October 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
One of the many shots I took today while exploring the Tetons for the first time!
September 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Yesterday morning, I found this tree in a small valley surrounded by mist. When shooting low, the bokeh was some of the coolest I’ve ever photographed. 🌲
September 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
One of my favorite shots from Glacier last year. ⛰️

#photography #landscapephotography #nature #sonyalpha
September 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Managed to score some auroras over Sundance Mountain in RMNP this evening. What a sight this was after originally only aiming for a sunset hike!

#colorado #photography #aurora #northernlights #borealis #landscape #landscapephotography #sonyalpha #rmnp
September 15, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Some mammatus for your Sunday. ☁️
September 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Managed to score one bolt at Great Sands last week while chasing some lowkey storms. If this is the last storm photo of 2025 for me, I'm happy to end it on this note. What a moment!

#photography #storm #colorado #sanddunes #greatsands #nationalpark #lightning #landscapephotography #nature
September 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A lil back of camera action from yesterday in southern Colorado 🏜️

#photography #dunes #landscapephotography #landscape #nature #sonyalpha
August 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Took a trip up to Wyoming yesterday and photographed Lake Marie for a few hours. What a fun spot! 🏔️

#wyoming #photography #mountain #landscapephotography #lake #nature #photo
August 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Some little flowers in front of a not so little mountain. Can't wait to get back to RMNP this weekend! ⛰️

#photography #landscapes #nature #landscapephotography #nature #mountains #rockies #photo #sonyalpha
August 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Took the short drive from my new home down to RMNP and was welcomed with quite the sunset! It still feels surreal to be an hour away from views like this now. I'll be back quite often I assume... ⛰️

#photography #landscapephotography #colorado #rockymountains #rmnp #sunset #nature
August 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
A lot of chasers will remember 6/15/25 as Wellfleet’s day. However, there was also this tornado in Minnesota that same afternoon! I like to call it The Lost Tornado.

📌 Motley, Minnesota
August 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I’ve been a bit quiet here for the past week or so because… I’ve been packing! Officially on the road to Colorado! Exciting times ahead! 🏔️
August 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
MY TOP 10 FROM WISCONSIN: Number 10 // Taken near Rib Mountain in 2018, this was actually a consolation prize after we had attempted to chase some nearby storms earlier in the day. One of the first shots I ever took that I felt like “I got it”.
July 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Distant views of Shiprock while exploring New Mexico. ☀️

#photography #landscapephotography #nature #newmexico #photo #art #sonyalpha
July 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I’ve been chasing storms for nearly a decade now, and yet after all this time, I still hadn’t seen a tornado in Wisconsin. Knowing my time here is coming to an end, I wanted to take the gloves off and leave it all out there for one final Cheese State chase.

This is what I captured.
July 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Two more weeks until this is home.
July 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Somehow, I managed to already craft a quick video from today’s tornado intercept near Sauk City. One of the closest encounters with a tornado I’ve ever had.

Hope you find it as wild as I do! #wiwx #tornado

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CHEESE STATE TORNADO | Close-Range Intercept of a Tornado Near Sauk City, Wisconsin | July 16, 2025
YouTube video by Charlie Kruschek
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July 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Reminiscing on the Bentonites. What a remarkably unique place that honestly makes you feel like you're on another planet. Maybe... Mars?

#photography #landscapephotography #utah #landscape #nature #mars #photo #art #naturephotography
July 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM