While most people head for cover at the first sign of a storm, this man runs straight toward it. Storm chaser and father of three Mike Olbinski is addicted to photographing extreme weather and regularly takes on tornadoes and supercell thunderstorms in a bid to capture extraordinary images. The photographer, from Phoenix, often travels hundreds of miles a day to reach the eye of a storm. He first became hooked on the unusual hobby almost a decade ago, following the birth of his daughter. Here: Mike, the photographer on May 31, 2016. (Photo by Mike Olbinski/Caters News Agency)





A rainbow and lightening during a storm southeast of St. David, Ariz., on July 28, 2017. (Photo by Mike Olbinski/Caters News Agency)





A gorgeous dust storm and low level clouds roll into downtown Phoenix, Ariz., on July 3, 2014. (Photo by Mike Olbinski/Caters News Agency)





A huge positive strike lands well away from the precipitation core of this storm over the Grand Canyon, slamming in the plateau near the Villlage on September 13, 2017. (Photo by Mike Olbinski/Caters News Agency)





A lightning bolt at the Grand Canyon hits on the top of one of the little island plateaus on the eastern side as seen from Navajo Point on August 4, 2017. (Photo by Mike Olbinski/Caters News Agency)





This incredibly photogenic storm near Booker, Texas on June 3, 2013, was like a dust-eating machine. (Photo by Mike Olbinski/Caters News Agency)





A powerful, EF4 tornado spins through the small rural community of Katie, Okla., on May 9, 2016. (Photo by Mike Olbinski/Caters News Agency)





Apache Junction, Ariz., on July 3, 2015. (Photo by Mike Olbinski/Caters News Agency)





A lightening storm on Marsh Station Overpass on August 26, 2017. (Photo by Mike Olbinski/Caters News Agency)





A monster supercell begins to cross highway 385 south of Lamar, Colo., on May 24, 2015. (Photo by Mike Olbinski/Caters News Agency)





A stunning monsoon sunset coupled with intense lightning creating an amazing scene on August 26, 2017. (Photo by Mike Olbinski/Caters News Agency)





A 45 minute lightening show in Tonopah on August 14, 2015. (Photo by Mike Olbinski/Caters News Agency)