Heart-stirring world of storms and skies in pictures taken by 747 pilot

10/1/2016

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art Story: Heart-stirring world of storms and skies in pictures taken by 747 pilot

These striking pictures of thunderstorms make me jealous of airline pilots. They must have access to the most spectacular views. Do you feel that your heart is beating like a rabbit too?

From an early age Christiaan van Heijst has found great joy in capturing the beauty of the sky and natural light. Today he is a 747 pilot (wow!) and still in love with the sky. Christiaan takes mesmerizing pictures of sunsets, thunderstorms and even the northern lights (also known as aurora borealis). Shooting with a Nikon D800, Christiaan captures different parts of our planet and immortalize the beauty of the places he visits. Lucky we are: he doesn't keep the results of his work to himself and kindly shares them with us.

The dark Sinai peninsula, Egypt

Manhattan as seen from an altitude of 35.000ft

The massive moist clouds above the Sahara desert

Sunset over Greenland

Aurora Borealis over Northern Canada

Somewhere between Beijing and Shanghai

Waterfall of clouds

North of Detroit

St Elmo’s fire over the Brazilian Amazon

Thunderstorms over Eastern China

Christiaan van Heijst himself:

Photos by Christiaan van Heijst

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75 Comments

Virginia Sawyer

No photos…would love to see them.

Patricia Chamberlain

Not one single solitary picture on this site so couldn't enjoy them nor comment on them!

Jean Fox

All so amazing, thank you for sharing.

Judi Hanan

He has seen so much beauty from high up.

Chris Garrett-Petts

No pictures, what gives?

David Green

No pictures visible!

Christy Flanders

I've always said that there is nothing more beautiful than nature. These pictures are just further proof of that. I've also always been fascinated with storms. Drove my Dad nuts. When a storm was coming my siblings would run for the house & I would stay outside to watch. My Dad always had to run out & get me. Thank you for sharing. Absolutely beautiful.

Peter de Boer

That is just beautiful. I need a job like that.

Susan Wilder

Such amazing photography. Thank you for sharing.

tbear

How beautiful! Thank you so much! Wish there were more! 😊

teraagee

Loved them. Thanks for sharing.

Ilias Tsiabardas

Amazing pictures thanks for sharing

Cindy Ursan

I didn’t get any pictures!

AskMrsP

Loved the Waterfall of Clouds the most.

Diane Thompson

Awesome! How great is our God! My favourite is North of Detroit. God's glory revealed in the work of His Hands. Thank you so much for such spectacular photos - to you and to the pilots for capturing them.

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