Ben Jacobi has been interested in severe weather ever since he was a kid growing up in Iowa Park, TX. He chased his first storm when he was 20 years old. He even started studying meteorology so that he could understand more.

Another of Jacobi's passions is photography. The self-taught photographer is currently the co-president of the Red River Photography Club and a member of the Red River Image Cooperative.

When Ben Jacobi's passions intersect, really amazing things happen. Jacobi drives hundreds of miles each year chasing storms and capturing photos. His pictures have been shown in galleries around Texas and he's been published in Nature's Best Photography Magazine and the Wichita Falls Literature and Art Review.

These 17 photos show some of the incredible things he's captured in Oklahoma and Texas. Each photo has a caption from Ben Jacobi describing the scene. You can find out more about Ben Jacobi, buy prints, and see even more of his photography at BDJPhoto.com.