2011 was a game changer. I was introduced to Jaclyn Whittal and together we witnessed tornadoes at Ada, OK and were thrust into ground zero of the Joplin Missouri tornado that was the costliest and deadliest tornado in a generation.

Began on-site reporting and freelancing for Canadian and US media outlets.

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2012 was another big year for my Tornado Hunter brand.

Released my book Blown Away. A year through the lens of the Tornado Hunter

Witnessed a dozen tornadoes on April 14, 2012 in Kansas.

On four separate days in 2012 I witnessed tornadoes in Saskatchewan. Live streamed to local media outlets and did live reporting about the events.

In 2012 I had a number of interesting chase partners including, Nick Schenher, Sean Schofer, Chris Streeks, Notanee Bourassa and Angie Wagar and Ricky Forbes.

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2013 I was introduced to Chris Chittick from the Discovery Channel show Storm Chasers.

Along with Chris and Ricky Forbes, I chased a lot of storms in 2013 including tornadoes at Wichita, Kansas and El Reno, Oklahoma (The widest tornado ever recorded).

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2014 I chased again with Chris Chittick and Ricky Forbes for most of the 2014 season and the highlight was definitely the twin tornado day on June 16 2014 in Nebraska.

As a group, the three of us began work on a TV project called Tornado Hunters. We worked with a production company from Toronto, Saloon Media.

Began work on my second book Why is the Sky Green. By Tornado Hunter Greg Johnson.

The entire 2015 chasing season in Canada and the United States was dedicated to filming the TV show Tornado Hunters.

Highlights of the 2015 season included tornadoes at Kalvesta, KS and Pierson, MB.

The show went into post-production in the fall and was released for the fall TV premiere season.

I released my second book Why is the Sky Green, By Tornado Hunter Greg Johnson in November of 2015.

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2016 was a bit of a roller coaster. The show Tornado Hunters was not renewed by CMT—cancelled after 12 episodes. Disappointing to say the least.

Late in 2016, Netflix in the US and worldwide picked up the show, and the audience grew.

Unfortunately, this also marked the end of the Tornado Hunters TV production. Chris continued to join me on chases offering tornado alley tours, while Ricky moved on to other projects.

The highlights of the 2016 chase season for Chris and me were tornadoes at Turkey, TX; Dodge City, KS; Chapman, KS; and Kalvesta, KS.

2016 also marked the start of my speaking career. I was asked to join the National Speakers Bureau as a featured keynote.

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In 2017, I operated tornado alley tours with Chris Chittick. It was a very slow year for storms and tornadoes.

I used the lack of storms to begin work on my 3rd book entitled Camera Canada, Portrait of a Nation.

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In 2018, I again operated tornado alley tours. The highlight of the season was intercepting an EF3 tornado near Tescott, KS.

I released my third book, Camera Canada, Portrait of a Nation, in the fall of 2018.

I was selected as a panelist and appeared on the CBC TV program Canada Reads.

My work with the National Speakers Bureau and other agencies increased, and my talk I am Just a Tornado Hunter was featured by NSB.

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2019 was my final year operating tornado tours in Tornado Alley. The highlight was the photogenic McCook, Nebraska tornado in May.

I launched a new web project, cameraeasy.ca, and shifted my focus toward camera workshops and speaking engagements, though my passion for chasing tornadoes remained strong.

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2020 was a unique year due to COVID-19. I didn’t chase storms far because of travel restrictions, but I still captured some career-favorite storm photos within a two-hour drive from home.

All speaking events and camera workshops were cancelled. In the spring, I sold my truck to Chris, who planned to operate his own tornado tours.

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2021 was another challenging year due to COVID-19 and border restrictions. There was no chasing in the U.S., and all speaking engagements and workshops were cancelled.

The highlights were tornadoes near Rosetown, Saskatchewan in June and a special reunion chase with Ricky Forbes, their first chase together in six years.

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In 2022, storm chasing returned to the U.S. side of the border. The year was spent chasing with close friends Nick Schenher and Chris Graham, both from Regina.

The first chase of the season was in Iowa, where they encountered a very photogenic tornado near Gilmore City.

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