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Finding the most memorable photos of 2022

Photography, Space, Storm chasing|2022, best of, favorites, launch, photography, space, storm chasing|January 2, 2023
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In a year when my spring storm chase with Alethea Kontis didn’t yield all that many storms – mostly because of bad timing and an uncooperative May – I’m grateful for what I did see in 2022, including spectacular space launches and, yes, dramatic skies.

SpaceX launch beyond the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse, September 10, 2022. ©2022 Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com

SpaceX launch beyond the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse, September 10, 2022. ©2022 Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com

I’m still limiting travel thanks to the pandemic, not to mention other obligations (work, writing books, and so on), and I have a lot of FOMO. I hope to see more of the world in 2023. But even when I can’t travel, there are many wonders to be had in my own backyard (to misquote Dorothy when she returned to Kansas).

When I looked back at my photography from this year, I didn’t obsess too much about what photos were the “best of 2023.” These are more like the most memorable captures for me. But I’m still very pleased with how some of them turned out.

This year, Stolen Butter gallery began offering some of my photographs for sale. A few of these images can be found there. Look for more soon.

With that, here’s a collection of twenty-five photos that meant something to me in 2022. I hope 2023 will be even more beautiful.

Roll over a photo to see its caption, or click on any one to start a slide show.

3 February 2022 - Crescent moon. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
3 February 2022 - Crescent moon. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Miami Beach, Florida, March 12, 2022. Photo ©2022 Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Miami Beach, Florida, March 12, 2022. Photo ©2022 Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Badlands National Park in South Dakota at sunset on May 13, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Badlands National Park in South Dakota at sunset on May 13, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Sun halo over Mount Rushmore's carved faces in South Dakota, May 14, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Sun halo over Mount Rushmore's carved faces in South Dakota, May 14, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Total lunar eclipse as seen in Lead, South Dakota, May 15, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Total lunar eclipse as seen in Lead, South Dakota, May 15, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Lightning on a farm road north of Gove City, Kansas, May 17, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Lightning on a farm road north of Gove City, Kansas, May 17, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
"Be Careful What You Wish For " - A supercell churns over wind turbines and the smoke of a lightning fire at sunset in the Texas Panhandle, May 18, 2022. Available at StolenButter.com. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
"Be Careful What You Wish For" - A supercell churns over wind turbines and the smoke of a lightning fire at sunset in the Texas Panhandle, May 18, 2022. Available at StolenButter.com. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Prairie dog playtime at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, May 21, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Prairie dog playtime at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, May 21, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Prairie dog munches in a meadow at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, May 21, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Prairie dog munches in a meadow at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, May 21, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
U Drop Inn, Shamrock, Texas, a Route 66 landmark, on May 21, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
U Drop Inn, Shamrock, Texas, a Route 66 landmark, on May 21, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Supercell with tornado deep in the dust near Muleshoe, Texas, May 23, 2022. ©2022 Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Supercell with tornado deep in the dust near Muleshoe, Texas, May 23, 2022. ©2022 Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Tornado churns in the dust in a massive storm near Muleshoe, Texas, on May 23, 2022. ©2022 Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Tornado churns in the dust in a massive storm near Muleshoe, Texas, on May 23, 2022. ©2022 Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
"Supercell Skyscraper" - A dusty beast of a spinning tornadic supercell looms over west Texas on May 23, 2002. Available at StolenButter.com. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
"Supercell Skyscraper" - A dusty beast of a spinning tornadic supercell looms over west Texas on May 23, 2002. Available at StolenButter.com. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Shot after midnight on July 1, 2022 - lightning as seen over Cocoa, Florida. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Shot after midnight on July 1, 2022 - lightning as seen over Cocoa, Florida. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
The moon played peekaboo with the clouds on Florida's Space Coast July 14, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
The moon played peekaboo with the clouds on Florida's Space Coast July 14, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
A shelf cloud moves over the Indian River Lagoon in Rockledge, Florida, on July 20, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
A shelf cloud moves over the Indian River Lagoon in Rockledge, Florida, on July 20, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
A shelf cloud moves into Cocoa Beach, Florida, on August 26, 2022, as the Kelly Slater statue surfs the sky. ©2022 Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
A shelf cloud moves into Cocoa Beach, Florida, on August 26, 2022, as the Kelly Slater statue surfs the sky. ©2022 Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
SpaceX launch beyond the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse, September 10, 2022. ©2022 Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
SpaceX launch beyond the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse, September 10, 2022. ©2022 Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
As Tropical Storm Nicole became a hurricane, the waves off Cocoa Beach, Florida, tempted kiteboarders on November 9, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
As Tropical Storm Nicole became a hurricane, the waves off Cocoa Beach, Florida, tempted kiteboarders on November 9, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
"From My Backyard to the Moon." Artemis 1 moon rocket launches November 16, 2022, as seen from Rockledge, Florida. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
"From My Backyard to the Moon." Artemis 1 moon rocket launches November 16, 2022, as seen from Rockledge, Florida. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
A green orchid bee feeds from a bromeliad in Brevard County, Florida, on December 5, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
A green orchid bee feeds from a bromeliad in Brevard County, Florida, on December 5, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
A Falcon 9 rocket and its fiery tail on December 8, 2022, as seen from Cape Canaveral. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
A Falcon 9 rocket and its fiery tail on December 8, 2022, as seen from Cape Canaveral. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Falcon 9 booster separation and its "jellyfish" on December 8, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
Falcon 9 booster separation and its "jellyfish" on December 8, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
The "sooty" booster Falcon 9 booster fires to slow its descent back to Cape Canaveral on December 8, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
The "sooty" booster Falcon 9 booster fires to slow its descent back to Cape Canaveral on December 8, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
A Falcon 9 rocket launches and its booster returns to Cape Canaveral in this stacked shot taken over the Indian River Lagoon on December 11, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
A Falcon 9 rocket launches and its booster returns to Cape Canaveral in this stacked shot taken over the Indian River Lagoon on December 11, 2022. Photo © Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
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Lovely mackerel sky this morning on the #spacecoas Lovely mackerel sky this morning on the #spacecoast. #flwx #clouds
Murky storm over Cape Canaveral earlier today. #fl Murky storm over Cape Canaveral earlier today. #flwx #stormchasing #oceanstorm #gulls
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Fast-moving #clouds in Pennsylvania as winter weat Fast-moving #clouds in Pennsylvania as winter weather passes. #timelapse #pawx
"Revenge of the Sunflowers." AI art to start your "Revenge of the Sunflowers." AI art to start your day. #art #tornado #sunflowers #aiart #stormchasing #imagination
#Windy day! #flwx #wind #Windy day! #flwx #wind
Lake Washington #sunset. #flwx #floridawinter #ref Lake Washington #sunset. #flwx #floridawinter #reflections
And what were you doing at 3 a.m.? #SpaceX was lau And what were you doing at 3 a.m.? #SpaceX was launching another rocket. Feels like #groundhogday. 🚀 #spacecoast
Sun dog alert. #flwx Sun dog alert. #flwx
Moody #floridawinter sky this morning over the Ind Moody #floridawinter sky this morning over the Indian River Lagoon. #flwx #spacecoast #ducks
I dug into the archives to find my favorite photos I dug into the archives to find my favorite photos of 2022. See them on the blog. Link in bio. #stormchasing #space #launch #photography #spacecoast #flwx @aletheakontis
Happy New Year, and may you find the weather you s Happy New Year, and may you find the weather you seek! ⚡️
Florida winter sky. #flwx #sunset Florida winter sky. #flwx #sunset
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Hoping the tropicals survive the next couple of ni Hoping the tropicals survive the next couple of nights. #flwx #floridafreeze
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