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

‘I’ve Never Seen Lightning Like This One’

Night Flashes, Atlantic Ocean

An Ominous Storm Over Panama City

Night Sky

Magic

Tormenta, Coast Of Venezuela, South America

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

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

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

‘Looking Like A Nuclear Explosion, This Great Cumulonimbus Is Discharging Its Power Over Colombian Rainforest’

Fugaz, Atlantic Ocean, North Of Panama City

Atomic Storm

Soaring, Guayaquil, Ecuador

The Amazonia Between Ecuador And Colombia

A Storm Over Colombian Amazonia

Sunset, Quito, Ecuador

Cloud City, Quito, Ecuador

Blinding Storm

The Orbit In An Atmosphere Unknown, Ecuador

Vertical Development, Ecuador

One Of Those Clear Days Over Miami

Fierce, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Storm Hour, Amazonia, South America

Cruising Out, Quito, Ecuador


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