The archive · No. 02

Storms

Storm cells reach the Maltese islands mostly at night, mostly between September and January. These twelve frames come from years of standing under them: hours of a sky building, then the island lit for half a second.

Twelve photographs · 2018–2024 · Malta

Double lightning crawler striking behind Torri ta' Għajn Tuffieħa at Golden Bay, Malta

Lightning crawlers spreading above the floodlit chapel of St Mary Magdalene at Ħad-Dingli, Malta

Three lightning bolts striking over the lit hillside at Żurrieq, Malta

Twin lightning bolts over the sea off Mellieħa at night

A lightning bolt striking above the lit town of Mellieħa at night

Lightning over an unfinished elevated road at night near Mellieħa

A single lightning bolt over the sea at Żurrieq in black and white

A lightning crawler spreading over the bay at Riviera Beach, Għajn Tuffieħa

A lightning crawler crossing the sky above the Grand Harbour and Valletta at night

A lightning bolt inside a glowing storm cell over the sea at Il-Munqar, Malta

Distant lightning over the sea behind the islet of Filfla at night

Lightning storm over the rooftops of Mosta at night

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