Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️

It looks like a goat.

A goat in a boat.

I...have questions.

I had no idea he could stretch out his neck that long. Mf looks like a dragon.

Chaser made a new friend. 🥺

Photograph of a wide waterfall cascading over dark rocks surrounded by lush green trees and wildflowers in foreground. A small bridge is seen in the distance over top left side of the falls.

Kakabeka Falls, the second highest waterfall in Ontario, Canada. #Photography

Thanks, Becky! 🙏

Thank you! Honestly, I didn't really have a choice lol. None of the storms in the area were cooperating prior to sunset, so it was either hang out with this lil guy or start the journey back home.

A photo of a large cumulonimbus cloud over a flat, grassy landscape during sunset. The cloud displays vibrant shades of orange and yellow illuminated by sunlight, contrasting with darker gray clouds below and a blue sky above. Zooming in above the towering storm, you'll see a planet flying from left to right.

Yesterday's storm chase along the TX/OK border didn't play out as I had hoped, but that's not too surprising for early season setups. Still, there's almost always at least a bit of a consolation prize. This struggling storm painted by the setting Sun was yesterday's. #Photography

Lightning illuminated base of a supercell

The base of the storm S of Erick, OK 7:42 p.m. #okwx

Just realized how insane that sentence is.

A billboard that says "Where are you going? Heaven or OHIO (in flames)"

A photo of a slightly-structured supercell thunderstorm with a dark base hovering over a dry, yellow-brown field with a pile of large branches sticking up into the air.

First little supercell chase of the year in my backyard. This was my view of the severe-warned storm east of Atoka, OK at ~5:55 p.m. this evening. #okwx

I am so thankful I have no idea what you're referring to. Removing myself from a majority of that community has been one of my best decisions lol.

A photo of a winding road through a desert landscape featuring orange rock formations and distant reddish-orange cliffs under a partly cloudy blue sky within Capitol Reef National Park.

Winding through the Reef. #Photography

The universe is really dope sometimes.. ⚡️

How incredibly unsurprising. 🙃

I have no idea lol

You did steal it, literally by definition. It's not defamation to call it out. Take it to court, see how that goes over.

I mentioned the gray area because I understand that not everyone knows how the rights to digital content works.

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Unblocked to comment again huh. Please, do see yourself out.

A screenshot of a conversation I had with someone who stole my photo in which I ask them to not steal.

Part 2 of my conversation with someone who stole a photo of mine.

Pages like these are awful, stealing other people's work and uploading it themselves. A common theme among them is getting defensive and blocking anyone who calls them out. Just got blocked by this one after asking them to take down my photo. Repost buttons exist for a reason. Avoid aggregates.

Alright, I'm done with this. You clearly have no idea how this works. You literally, by definition, are stealing these photos. Please do better. Either use repost buttons, or *actually* ask the artists for permission before posting their work.

For example, CNN once downloaded a video of mine and showed it on air. Like you, they put my name on it! But "credit" isn't how it works. They never asked permission. When I found out, I emailed them about improper use and sent them an invoice. Guess what? They apologized and immediately paid it.

Lol are you being serious? I was just asking you to not steal my work. It's that simple. Some people being okay with it doesn't make it right. Tagging the artist is not the same as asking for permission. You never reached out to ask. So by posting it, you stole it. Just use the repost button.

A photo of a raccoon standing on its back legs while grabbing a piece of food from my hand.

As for the racoon thing, it is mostly just a fun name that was given to me in a local newspaper back in the day, but it is somewhat true lol. I have hand fed a countless number of em. :)

I don't mean to come off as mansplaining, that's never my intention. I run into this issue pretty often and have to repeat it to those who don't understand that "giving credit" is meaningless without permission, especially from garbage aggregate accounts that just rip others' content.

I appreciate it! I'm not particularly mad at you because, to be fair, it is a bit of a gray area for a lot of folks. But the fact of the matter is that downloading someone's work and posting it yourself, linking the artist or not, is still stealing if done so without permission. Pls ask ppl first. 🙏

I am accusing you of stealing my work because you did exactly that. Rather than repost it, you downloaded it and uploaded it yourself for your own gain. Repost all you want, but don't steal my shit. Please take that post down, I've already reported it.

I'm sorry, are you calling me rude for asking you to not steal my work? Really?

Lol! When I typed it out, I hated it and looked it up to be sure.