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Chris Kridler is a videographer, photographer, editor and writer. She is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience whose videos have appeared on numerous television shows. She won the Best Documentary award at the 2011 Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival.

Almost every year, I seek to capture the enchanting unfolding of night-blooming cereus flowers. Each giant blossom of these cactus vines blooms for just one night. Here we see the full panoply of these beautiful flowers as they explode in Florida along with a time-lapse of them opening as evening falls. Video (c) 2024 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
Magical night-blooming cereus time-lapse 2024
An epic tornado chase of a twister in all its forms! May 23, 2024, offered a spectacle as a tornado churned between Eldorado, Duke and Olustee, Oklahoma. This video tells the story of the chase and features footage, time-lapses and photos of this extraordinary tornado, in turns a multivortex, cone, stovepipe and wedge. Experience an amazing day of #stormchasing with @ChrisKridler @AletheaKontis @facethewind and @Storm_Doctor. Video (c) 2024 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5. ~~Not for broadcast; 4K video available. Inquire about licensing.~~
23 May 2024: Stunning shape-shifting Oklahoma tornado
@ChrisKridler and @AletheaKontis meet up with friends and chase a fantastic spinning supercell that produced a tornado in Oklahoma on May 19, 2024. Even if the tornado was obscure from our angle, our views of the storm were stunning. Video (c) 2024 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
19 May 2024: Dramatic Oklahoma tornadic supercell
A marginal setup led to beautiful storms in south Texas on May 16, 2024, including a dramatic shelf cloud, for storm chasers @ChrisKridler and @AletheaKontis. Video (c) 2024 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
16 May 2024: Dreamy south Texas storms
@ChrisKridler and @AletheaKontis set out to capture the Northern Lights during the big geomagnetic storm of May 10-11, 2024, first in northern Kansas, and then in the Badlands of South Dakota. The aurora delivered, and the results were magical. Video (c) 2024 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
May 10-11, 2024: Dazzling Northern Lights chasing in Kansas and South Dakota
Facing an ominous forecast on May 6, 2024, @ChrisKridler and @AletheaKontis chase classic storms that fired on the dryline and moved into northwest Oklahoma, ending with a beautiful lightning show. Video (c) 2024 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
6 May 2024: Ominous Oklahoma supercells
After a dubious storm chase May 8, @ChrisKridler and @AletheaKontis try again on May 9 and experience the hilarious realities of chasing storms - missed targets, closed roads and deflated expectations. And a few pretty pictures anyway. Video (c) 2024 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com.
May 8-9, 2024 in Texas: Sometimes storm chasing isn't pretty!
One last Plains chase on June 3, 2023, led @ChrisKridler and @AletheaKontis to New Mexico and then to Texas, chasing bubbling storms, a sweeping arcus cloud and sizzling lightning storms. Video (c) 2023 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
3 June 2023: Sweeping shelf cloud and sizzling bolts, New Mexico to Texas
Another day, another chase in New Mexico with Chris and Alethea. June 2, 2023, featured a rotating storm that came dangerously close to making a tornado, flooding, and a rainbow. Video (c) 2023 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
2 June 2023: Swirling storms from New Mexico to Texas
We drove on up through Kansas from Liberal to southern Nebraska to chase a pretty little low-precipitation storm on May 29, 2023. Video (c) 2023 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
29 May 2023: Pretty storms in Nebraska
@ChrisKridler and @AletheaKontis chase a small low-precipitation supercell on a marginal day north of Amarillo, Texas, that led to the development of a massive storm and pretty cone tornado on May 28, 2023. Video ©2023 by Chris Kridler. Music licensed from Pond5.
28 May 2023: Texas Panhandle supercell and tornado
A chase around New Mexico had storm chasers Chris Kridler, Alethea Kontis and Jason Persoff spinning in circles through desert and floods along with the scenic storms on May 27, 2023. Video ©2023 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
27 May 2023: Scenic spinning storms in New Mexico
Sometimes small chances lead to big payoffs when storm chasing - like this gorgeous, lightning-filled spinning supercell in New Mexico on May 25, 2023. Chris Kridler and Alethea Kontis chase it into the night. Video ©2023 by Chris Kridler. Music licensed from Pond5. More photos and details: https://chriskridler.com
25 May 2023: Electrifying lightning-filled supercell in New Mexico
High winds caused waves on the Indian River Lagoon and palm trees to shed their fronds on a blustery day on the Space Coast. Filmed in Rockledge, Florida, 6 February 2024. (c) Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com
6 February 2024: Blustery winds on the Space Coast
This timelapse video shows a beautiful nighttime SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch, as seen from Rockledge, Florida. Video ©2023 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
28 December 2023: SpaceX Falcon 9 launch
On @ChrisKridler and @AletheaKontis 's first day of Plains storm chasing in 2023, we rolled up on a gorgeous mess of intense rotating storms in New Mexico, ending with a beautiful UFO-like dust-eating supercell with lots of lightning in western Texas. Video ©2023 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
24 May 2023: Dusty tornadic supercell in New Mexico
@ChrisKridler and @AletheaKontis met up with Jason Persoff to chase the Morton, Texas, supercell that spawned a giant tornado. We were on the dusty side of the storm most of the time but were still treated to an epic show as we pursued the monster. Video ©2022 by Chris Kridler. Music licensed from Pond5. #stormchasing #txwx
23 May 2022: Texas tornado chase of a massive beast supercell
SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center at twilight on April 30, 2023, with the ViaSat 3 internet satellite and two other payloads. This GoPro timelapse was shot in Cocoa, Florida. See more photos at https://ChrisKridler.com. Video ©2023 by Chris Kridler. Music licensed from Pond5.
30 April 2023: SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch at twilight
A chase of a severe storm on Florida's Space Coast led to @ChrisKridler seeking shelter from a loud barrage of hailstones in Cocoa on April 29, 2023. #stormchasing #flwx #weather
29 April 2023: LOUD hailstorm chase on Florida's Space Coast
Tornado-warned severe storms produced hail, high winds and wild structure and rotation on Florida's Space Coast on April 27, 2023. @ChrisKridler chases the storms. See more images at https://chriskridler.com. #stormchasing #flwx
27 April 2023: Tornado-warned storms on Florida's Space Coast
On Wednesday, April 26, @ChrisKridler and @AletheaKontis chased a beautiful severe storm down Florida's East Coast, ending up in a windy hailer that looked like a hurricane. And they shared the latest news about their mascot, Cow! See more images at https://ChrisKridler.com. #stormchasing #flwx
26 April 2023: Severe Florida storms and sad news about Cow!
A pretty Space Coast sunrise greeted a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch on January 18, 2023. Video (c) 2023 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com; music licensed from Pond5.
18 January 2023: Sunrise and SpaceX launch
A SpaceX Heavy rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center during a beautiful Florida twilight, then its boosters separate, fire and return to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on January 15, 2023. Timelapse and photos tell the story. Video/images ©2023 Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
15 January 2023: Twilight SpaceX Heavy rocket launch and booster landing
A beautiful sunset provided the backdrop for a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch with OneWeb satellites and a booster landing at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on December 9, 2022. Video and images (c) 2022 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
8 December 2022: SpaceX sunset rocket launch & booster landing
Tropical Storm Nicole produced wild waves and attracted kiteboarders at Cocoa Beach, Florida, on November 9, 2022. Video (c) 2022 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Not for broadcast. 4K video available for licensing.
9 November 2022: Big waves in Tropical Storm Nicole, Cocoa Beach, Florida
Several pretty rocket launches this fall show just how busy SpaceX has been on Florida's Space Coast, culminating in the Heavy rocket launch and booster return at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on November 1, 2022. More images at ChrisKridler.com. Video ©2022 by Chris Kridler. Music licensed from Pond5.
1 November 2022: Autumn SpaceX Falcon 9 & Heavy rocket launches
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off beyond Cape Canaveral Lighthouse in Florida in this timelapse video shot September 10, 2022. Video (c) 2022 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
10 September 2022: SpaceX launch at the lighthouse
This timelapse video shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral on September 4, 2022. Video ©2022 by Chris Kridler. Music licensed from Pond5.
4 September 2022: SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral
Offshore lightning storms sparked as the full moon rose over the Indian River Lagoon on July 14, 2022. This timelapse video captures the magic of the light, the reflections and even small planes zooming around the storms. See more photos from this mini storm chase with Alethea Kontis at Chris Kridler's site, ChrisKridler.com. Video (c) 2022 by Chris Kridler. Music "Convergence of Clouds" licensed from Pond5.
14 July 2022: Magical moonrise and lightning storms
Adorable prairie dogs frolic, munch on wildflowers, enjoy family time and look out for noisy tourists at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. I shot this video during a break in storm chasing on May 20, 2022. Video (c) 2022, Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
Prairie dog playtime! Adorable critters frolic in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Chris Kridler and Alethea Kontis saw beautiful skies on May 20, 2022, but it was a minimalist storm chase. Still, it was atmospheric as only Texas can be. Video ©2022 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
20 May 2022: Texas blues - a storm chase mostly about the sunset
A beautiful cluster of Florida lightning storms filled the western night sky as the moon set on August 1, 2022. Timelapse and images. Filmed from Rockledge, Florida. Music licensed from Pond5.
1 August 2022: Florida lightning storm fills the night sky
Chris and Alethea had one of the best storm chases of the season on May 18, 2022, of a beautiful supercell through the Texas Panhandle. See more images at ChrisKridler.com. Video (c) 2022 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
18 May 2022: Sublime supercell chase in the Texas Panhandle
May 17, 2022, brought Alethea Kontis and Chris Kridler to northern Kansas to chase a line of storms that were prodigious lightning producers. Video (c) 2022 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from FootageFirm.
17 May 2022: Kansas zap fest - an electrifying lightning chase
This timelapse shows the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a cargo capsule destined for the International Space Station on July 14, 2022, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Video (c) 2022 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from FootageFirm.
14 July 2022: SpaceX Cargo Dragon launch from Cape Canaveral
See a flock of beautiful zebra longwing butterflies fluttering in the morning sun in slow motion on a hot day in Florida, where it's the state butterfly. Video (c) 2022 by Chris Kridler. Music licensed from FootageFirm.
Butter-flight of the zebra longwings: slow-motion butterflies
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