James Bo Insogna - The Lightning Man - Striking Photography

Welcome to “The Lightning Man” Web site.

Hello, my name is James Insogna, thank you for stopping by! Bo is my nickname, I am based in Boulder County, Colorado. I’ve been chasing lightning storms since the late eighties, over twenty years. Back then we were shooting film. It’s amazing how much has changed and also how many people have taken up this exciting Storm Chasing adventure catching lightning storms on camera. When you see that first image, you can get hooked very easily. I’ve seen many storm chasers born and it has been fun to coach and watch them grow their skills plus see images from all over the US and all over the world. When the storms die in the USA they are just starting down under in Australia.

The Lightning Man Prints have been purchased from collectors from all over the world and have been featured on the front page of Fine Art America, Imagekind and Redbubble. Images have also appeared and been featured on Television, Magazines, Newspapers, Books and licensed for all kinds of media.

Look for some of the TV interviews and media features on the site.

Custom prints are available in all sizes and shipped world wide to your door. Also canvas art prints, posters, greeting cards and stock images for license. Gallery

If you are interested in or looking for a good human interest story your readers or audience will love, images are always available. Please bear this in mind I am a professional photographer is do this for a living, but there are many win win situations to be created.

Also if you would like to use or license one of the images on the site or in a gallery, please contact me. 1-888- 682-0122

It is my hope that when you see my work you see that my style is a little different and has been considered some of the best lightning images in the world. There are shots that have been worked on for many years just to get the storm to be in the right place at the right time… and even more … me being in the right place at the right time. My gear is always ready to go and when the crack thunder sounds, it is my calling to get out and chase a storm. In other words when everyone is running inside ( and you should) it is out the door into the thick of things for me. It is more than just getting a shot of a lightning bolt… it is about getting an interesting shot of lightning.

Please make no mistake, it is extremely exciting to catch some lightning bolts on camera and is even an incredible rush… but it can be extremely dangerous. So if you decide you want to be a “storm chaser” be aware of your surroundings and have the right gear.

There have been a few times all the hair on my body stood up and I knew there was a charge building, there have also been many situations I have crawled out of. When the Budweiser Storm images happened, that was a chase that almost took me from Boulder County to Wyoming. At the start of the photo shoot: First, the remote on the camera would get hit. Next, I would jump in the back of the SUV with my feet off the ground with comfort of four rubber tires for safety. It was the most erratic lightning I’ve ever seen. Scary stuff. You could not tell where the bolts were going to hit next. Front of you, behind you or on top of you! So safety is always number one.

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Boulder County Colorado Photographer Bo Insogna " The Lightning Man"

Striking Photography By Bo Insogna – Longmont – Boulder – Photographer

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Highway 52 Thunderhead Storm Cell - Two and Half Minutes Lightning Strikes

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Highway 52 Storm Cell – Two and Half Minutes Lightning Strikes. This is Lightning thunderstorm east of hwy287 on hwy 52, Boulder County ,Colorado. 08-15-2010. This is a layered image equal to about a 2 1/2 minute exposure.

Lightning Facts: Approximately 494,000 cloud to ground lightning flashes occur in Colorado every year. Colorado ranks 26th in the nation (Ron Holle, Global Atmospherics, quoted from the Rocky Mountain News, 30th June, 2001)

Lightning bolts spark about 10,000 forest fires annually. Lightning does not fix on its target until the strike is 30 yards from ground. Colorado ranks fifth in the number of deaths and injuries per million people by lightning strikes. Colorado’s natural resources and volatile weather patterns coupled with a substantial population of outdoor enthusiasts makes the state an area at risk for lightning casualties and fatalities.

As many as 20 percent of lightning deaths in the state occur among hikers and climbers in the mountains. While 80 to 90 percent of people struck by lightning survive the event, one quarter of the victims suffer long term physiological or psychological trauma, according to the National Lightning Safety Institute in Louisville, CO.

Here’s a quick story… I was at a 4th of July Party up in the Mountains at our favorite place called the Yacht Club. While there I meet a lovely lady name Dawn. She asked me what I do and I told her I was a professional photographer and “The Lightning Man”. She looked at me and said “No you are not… my husband Mike is the Lightning Man”. This really caught me off guard. Then she said “you go over there and talk to him.” So I did. Here is a guy surrounded by bikers, so I look at him and introduced myself. “Hey how’s it going? My name is Bo and I am the Lightning Man”. Just to see what would happen. Well of of them burst out into an hysterical laugh. Then Said “NO you’re not.” I tried to state my case and they still laughed at me. Then Mike says to me ” Let me ask you a question? Have you ever been struck by lightning?” I am like “NO that is my number one goal not to”. Mike says ” You are not “The Lightning Man” until you have been struck by Lightning” Continue reading Highway 52 Thunderhead Storm Cell – Two and Half Minutes Lightning Strikes

Highway 52 Lightning Storm Photography Image

Bad Weather Thunderstorm Photography

HWY 52 – HWY 287 Lightning Storm Image 29. A lightning thunderstorm cell with lightning striking and mean looking clouds. Lightning weather photography. Lightning fact: The chances of being hit by lightning are 1 in 700,000. ( but why take chances!). A cloud-to-ground lightning channel can be 2 to 10 miles long. Voltage in a cloud- to- ground strike is 100 million to 1 billion volts.

well moma said " Son before you go... There's something I want you to do... Promise me that you won't go wrong...
As you travel down Highway 52

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Lightning Thunderstorm Cell 08-15-10 Photography Image

Lightning Weather Storm Cell Photograph

Cloud to cloud lightning in Boulder County Colorado. Buy Fine art striking nature landscape lightning photography prints, posters, greeting cards and stock images for licensing. Direct 303-834-2524 Toll Free 1-888-682-0122

Lightning affects all regions. Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, and Colorado have the most lightning deaths and injuries.

Lightning in remote terrain creates dangerous conditions. Hikers, campers, backpackers, skiers, fishermen, and hunters are especially vulnerable when they’re participating in these activities.

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Lightning Thunderhead Storm Cell Photography Image

Lightning Bad Weather Photography

Sunday night the 15th of August, lightning bolt striking from a huge lonely thunderhead storm cell at Hwy 52 and 287. Boulder County, Colorado.

Most lightning strikes occur either at the beginning or end of a storm. A cloud-to-ground lightning channel can be 2 to 10 miles long.
The average lightning strike is about six miles long. Lightning reaches 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit, fours times as hot as the sun’s surface. Voltage in a cloud-to-ground strike is 100 million to 1 billion volts. Continue reading Lightning Thunderhead Storm Cell Photography Image

Lightning Storm with a Hook

Lightning thunderhead lit up with lightning coming out of the cloud like a hook. Boulder County Colorado. Taken at Hwy 52 and hwy 287. You can also see an aircraft in the image taking off or landing. How would you like to have been on the plane with that view?

Cloud-to-cloud lightning discharges may occur between areas of cloud without contacting the ground. When it occurs between two separate clouds it is known as inter-cloud lightning and when it occurs between areas of differing electric potential within a single cloud, it is known as intra-cloud lightning. Intra-cloud lightning is the most frequently occurring type. Continue reading Lightning Storm with a Hook

Lightning Man with Head in the Clouds - Image

Man or Chicken Lightning Bolts?

Lightning in the shape of a man with his head in the clouds or this could be a Lightning Chicken. What do you think? Post a comment and let me know.

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