Joel Bader's photography

05/05/2026

A few years ago, I photographed this sucker melting on a sidewalk on an early summer day. I later emphasized the colors of the melting sucker and blurred the background in order to emphasize the sucker's slow but sure ending.

16/11/2025

Last month, I photographed this scene on the Jordan Creek recreational trail in West Des Moines, Iowa USA. Please let me know your thoughts about this scene, which to me represented the fullness of autumn. Thanks!

07/11/2025

A couple of days ago, I photographed this big bend in a creek in Southwoods Park, West Des Moines, Iowa USA. Please let me know your thoughts about it. If you are interested in any products with this photograph, please visit my webpage at Fine Art America to order products. Thanks.

08/08/2025

I am sorry to learn about the passing of a favorite meteorology mentor of mine--British science writer Storm Dunlop. I never met him in person, but Dunlop's books have inspired me and my weather watching and photography.
He wrote an introductory guide to the weather which was published by Larousse in the 1980s. More recently, he wrote a book on photographing weather, which given how photography changes, was soon out of date. But I am grateful to have read his books and to have learned in doing so. (Yes, Storm was his first name. I recall reading a webpage in which he mentioned another person named Storm who lost his house to a North Sea tempest!)

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Storm Dunlop, who passed away peacefully on Thursday, 23rd January 2025, at St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester. Storm, a long-standing member of the meteorology community, was well-known for his work as both an author of numerous weather books...

18/06/2025

On the evening of June 16, I photographed this impending thunderstorm from West Des Moines, IA USA. I was enthralled by the way the clouds and scud were boiling as they moved in.

13/05/2025

I photographed this trash barrel this morning while doing a photo walk through the Raccoon River Regional Park in West Des Moines, Iowa USA. I couldn't help but note how the stains on the white sleeve seemed to harmonize with the rust on the trash barrel. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks!

25/04/2025

Not long ago, I took a series of photos of the Jordan Creek greenbelt park in West Des Moines, IA USA. I then combined them using high-dynamic range software in order to bring out the texture of the scene and the atmosphere of early spring. Please let me know your thoughts about this image. Thanks.

21/04/2025

This past weekend while walking through my neighbourhood in West Des Moines, IA USA, I happened to see this trash bin on top of a fire hydrant. Please let me know your thoughts about this image. Thanks!

25/03/2025

These Canada geese really have an attitude. I photographed them in West Des Moines a couple of years ago. Please let me know your thoughts about them. Thanks!

25/03/2025

Up or down? The picture provides few clues.