Being a pilot, you get to see a bunch of beautiful sights from above. Being a pilot for a South American airline, you also get to witness the stunning phenomena of storms as your job requires flying over regions that experience them.


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Meet Santiago Borja Lopez - a Quito, Ecuador-based pilot who works for Ecuador Airlines. Whenever the pilot is off-duty, he pulls out his camera to capture the magnificent sights he witnesses in air. From incredible storms to even lightning bolts - the photos he captures are truly magnificent. Keep on scrolling to take a look and follow Santiago's journey on Instagram. You can read more about one of Santiago's shots in our previous article.

More info: santiagoborja.com | Instagram

#1 ‘A Colossal Cumulonimbus Flashes Over The Pacific Ocean As We Circle Around It At 37000 Feet En Route To South America’

‘A Colossal Cumulonimbus Flashes Over The Pacific Ocean As We Circle Around It At 37000 Feet En Route To South America’

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ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ 5 hours ago

This one is my favorite.

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#2 ‘I’ve Never Seen Lightning Like This One’

‘I’ve Never Seen Lightning Like This One’

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Karolee Pierson 11 minutes ago

Nature is just Awesome

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#3 An Ominous Storm Over Panama City

An Ominous Storm Over Panama City

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M O'Connell 1 hour ago

Wow, the slight blur of the exposure makes the city look like lava.

#4 Night Flashes, Atlantic Ocean

Night Flashes, Atlantic Ocean

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Daria B 7 hours ago

Reminds me, somehow, of Last Remnant.

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#5 Night Sky

Night Sky

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Lucine Kazanian 4 hours ago

Like a dream

#6 A Magnificent Storm Developing Over The Atlantic Ocean, A Few Miles South Of Jamaica

A Magnificent Storm Developing Over The Atlantic Ocean, A Few Miles South Of Jamaica

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#7 Tormenta, Coast Of Venezuela, South America

Tormenta, Coast Of Venezuela, South America

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Meowoui 2 hours ago

cool

#8 Flying Over The Colombian Amazonia About To Enter Ecuadorian Airspace To Descend Over The Andes Into Guayaquil

Flying Over The Colombian Amazonia About To Enter Ecuadorian Airspace To Descend Over The Andes Into Guayaquil

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#9 Magic

Magic

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Sherry Murray 3 hours ago

Absolutely gorgeous!

#10 Mooning Around, Super Moon, At 2,900m In Quito, Ecuador

Mooning Around, Super Moon, At 2,900m In Quito, Ecuador

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Anna Brandigi 3 hours ago

This is unreal