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Charlie Kruschek

@charliekruschek.com

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Colorado photographer documenting Earth’s best poses 🌲 Prints & Tutoring can be found here: www.charliekruschek.com

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · Oct 29

I realized I never introduced myself here on Bluesky! With that being said...hello!

My name is Charlie and I'm a 24yo professional landscape photographer and storm chaser from Wisconsin. I love traveling the globe in search of stunning natural light, photographing just how fragile it can be. 📸 🏔️🌲🌩️

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · 6h

A year ago yesterday (thanks @donkeydownburst.bsky.social for reminding me), Colin and I found ourselves gobbling up some Jet's pizza along the shoreline of the UP of Michigan. Our original intent of the trip was to photograph fall colors, but the night skies definitely stole the show. What a night.

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · 7h

By far a peaking moment not just for me, but for us. What a special moment. Glad we got to share it together! (Let’s do it again soon)

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Colin Davis @donkeydownburst.bsky.social · 20h

1 year ago about right now, @charliekruschek.com & I were sitting in my car, eating Jet’s Pizza while we awaited the next auroral substorm on the shore of Lake Superior. Over the next 3 hours, we’d get a few substorms, several portfolio shots, & the most serene experience of my life. Volume ⬆️. (1/2)

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · 1d

Found a furry friend while exploring Maroon Bells this weekend. 🦊

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · 3d

The San Juans are unreal right now. 🍂

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · 10d

One of the many shots I took today while exploring the Tetons for the first time!

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · 13d

Yesterday morning, I found this tree in a small valley surrounded by mist. When shooting low, the bokeh was some of the coolest I’ve ever photographed. 🌲

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · 15d

One of my favorite shots from Glacier last year. ⛰️

#photography #landscapephotography #nature #sonyalpha

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · 23d

Managed to score some auroras over Sundance Mountain in RMNP this evening. What a sight this was after originally only aiming for a sunset hike!

#colorado #photography #aurora #northernlights #borealis #landscape #landscapephotography #sonyalpha #rmnp

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · Sep 7

Some mammatus for your Sunday. ☁️

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · Sep 7

Stunning Christoph!

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · Sep 1

Managed to score one bolt at Great Sands last week while chasing some lowkey storms. If this is the last storm photo of 2025 for me, I'm happy to end it on this note. What a moment!

#photography #storm #colorado #sanddunes #greatsands #nationalpark #lightning #landscapephotography #nature

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · Aug 31

Me chasing

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · Aug 24

A lil back of camera action from yesterday in southern Colorado 🏜️

#photography #dunes #landscapephotography #landscape #nature #sonyalpha

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · Aug 18

Took a trip up to Wyoming yesterday and photographed Lake Marie for a few hours. What a fun spot! 🏔️

#wyoming #photography #mountain #landscapephotography #lake #nature #photo

A photo of some mountains with a lake in the foreground. It’s cloudy with some blue skies.

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · Aug 14

Some little flowers in front of a not so little mountain. Can't wait to get back to RMNP this weekend! ⛰️

#photography #landscapes #nature #landscapephotography #nature #mountains #rockies #photo #sonyalpha

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · Aug 11

Me when I suck my gut in so my suit fits

Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · Aug 11

Thank you!

Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · Aug 11

Took the short drive from my new home down to RMNP and was welcomed with quite the sunset! It still feels surreal to be an hour away from views like this now. I'll be back quite often I assume... ⛰️

#photography #landscapephotography #colorado #rockymountains #rmnp #sunset #nature

A sunset at Sprague Lake. Taken on the Sony A7RV w/ the Tamron 17-28 f/2.8.

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · Aug 7

A lot of chasers will remember 6/15/25 as Wellfleet’s day. However, there was also this tornado in Minnesota that same afternoon! I like to call it The Lost Tornado.

📌 Motley, Minnesota

A tornado rumbles through the forests of Minnesota. It is a large gray tornado, and the field is green with crops and trees.

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · Aug 5

Show up

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · Aug 4

I’ve been a bit quiet here for the past week or so because… I’ve been packing! Officially on the road to Colorado! Exciting times ahead! 🏔️

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · Jul 31

Blep

Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · Jul 26

MY TOP 10 FROM WISCONSIN: Number 10 // Taken near Rib Mountain in 2018, this was actually a consolation prize after we had attempted to chase some nearby storms earlier in the day. One of the first shots I ever took that I felt like “I got it”.

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · Jul 25

Distant views of Shiprock while exploring New Mexico. ☀️

#photography #landscapephotography #nature #newmexico #photo #art #sonyalpha

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