Lori Grace Bailey is a professional wedding/portrait photographer who also enjoys chasing extreme weather and extraordinary skies. Lori's was featured recently on CBS Sunday Morning in a story about the science of lightning. Her work has appeared in major publications and television outlets including the 2022 Issue 3 of Cosmopolitan Magazine as well as the March/June 2021 issue of Backpacker Magazine.  Whether chasing supercells and tornados in the mid-west, haboobs in the southwest, or elusive sprites when conditions are right, Lori’s passionate dedication of pursuing extreme weather allows her to consistently capture vivid and evocative imagery unique to her craft.  Lori is also the director of Monsoon Con, an annual convention in Tucson, Arizona that brings together photographers and weather enthusiasts alike with an emphasis on storm chasing with success.  Lori is a lightning strike survivor after being nearly killed by a bolt in 2001 in Arizona. 

Finally, Lori is a dedicated photographer whose work can be found on as digital collectibles on Sloika, Foundation and OpenSea.   Lori is a founding member of BFF (@myBFF) and Nvak Collective (@nvakcollective).

Lori is a Hispanic woman dedicating much of her time utilizing the power of social audio to elevate artists by hosting Twitter Spaces focused on photography, weather, and supporting women, lgbtqI+, and other underrepresented groups into the Web3 space.