Evan Ludes (@evanludes), a US-based creator in the Black Hills of South Dakota, makes weather, storm chasing, and nature timelapse videos. His channel has about 1,100 subscribers and a median of roughly 270 views per video, with around three uploads a year. Estimated sponsored integration rate: $150 to $250 per video. Shorts make up over a third of his output.
Niche weather and timelapse audience for outdoor and photography brands
- Median of about 270 views per video across 133 uploads
- Over a third of uploads are Shorts, suited to quick vertical placements
- Top video reached 18,953 views with a classic car feature
Brand fit report
Content
- Formats
- timelapse, short vertical clips, field vlog, drone footage
- Tone
- enthusiastic, curious
- Language
- English
- On camera
- Yes, talking head
- Production
- Clean, lightly edited
- Typical length
- under 60 seconds to 12 minutes
Audience
Commercial
- Brands seen
- None yet
- Categories promoted
- None yet
- Affiliate links
- No
No sponsorship disclosures found in the last 50 videos
Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability
Family friendly
Content is weather, sky and landscape footage; 'Driving Straight into HEAVY Snow' and 'Semi Truck CRASHES Off ICY I-90 Bridge' show vehicle accidents without graphic detail.
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Platforms
Benchmark score: 30 / 100
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Recent videos
▶These Snowflakes BLEW MY MIND! · 59 views
▶70 of 1 TRILLION Unique Snowflakes ❄️🤯 · 1.2k views
▶Happy Thanksgiving from the world's youngest storm chaser! · 1.4k viewsLast three uploads, latest 258 days ago.
Wild weather & nature video from the Black Hills in South Dakota. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt_ZE7jIz700P2MxwEmB5Wg?sub_confirmation=1 Insta: @evanludes https://www.instagram.com/evanludes?igsh=MWh4b2FvdTZ1M3l2Zg== If you're reading this, you probably love weather. Wild weather is one of the main reasons I moved to the Black Hills of South Dakota in 2016. Since then, no year has been the same. So if you like seeing crazy cloud timelapses, unique weather phenomenon, massive snow storms and more... you're in luck! If you ever have any questions or just feel like chatting about the weath
About Evan Ludes
Evan Ludes posts weather, storm chasing, and nature timelapse videos from the Black Hills of South Dakota. His uploads mix long-form field footage, snowflake macro work, and short vertical clips, with about three uploads over the past year. Most videos draw a few hundred views, and the channel's largest hit so far is a classic car feature.
The channel's viewers are most likely weather enthusiasts, photographers, and people interested in the northern plains, though these estimates are inferred from content rather than channel analytics. Brand work is not yet visible; no sponsorship disclosures appear in the recent videos. Based on a median of about 270 views, the channel's sponsored rate is estimated at $150 to $250 per video, which is a CPM of $20 to $35 per 1,000 views, compared with $10 to $30 for paid ads. Outdoor and photography brands willing to test a small, niche audience should consider booking him.
Written from Evan Ludes's public YouTube profile, platform data and web mentions. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Evan Ludes can edit or remove this page at any time.
Questions about Evan
How much does Evan Ludes charge for a sponsored video?
Based on a median of about 270 views, a sponsored integration is estimated at $150 to $250 per video, using a CPM of $20 to $35 per 1,000 median views. Shorts are priced lower, so the final rate depends on format and deliverables.
What does Evan Ludes post about on YouTube?
Evan Ludes posts weather and storm chasing footage, nature and sky timelapses, snowflake macro photography, and occasional car and road features. Most of his content is shot in the Black Hills of South Dakota, with a mix of long-form videos and short vertical clips.
How do I contact Evan Ludes for a brand deal?
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