For years, I’ve tried-and failed-to capture that perfect lightning strike. You know the one: the sky splitting wide open, lighting up everything below in a dazzling, electrifying flash. I’ve been too early, too late, or the storm just fizzles out before I can even get my camera ready. But leave it to local photographer (and self-proclaimed Fort Worth historian) Brian Luenser to nail it. On December 22, Luenser captured a single bolt of lightning touching down in downtown Fort Worth, a stunning shot that had us all in awe. This wasn’t his first time catching nature’s raw power on camera, though. Luenser has been chronicling this city he loves through his lens for years, capturing the beauty and the storms that roll through it.