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Forget aerial views – try these incredible views from the cockpit of the jumbo jet.
The images were taken by Dutch 747-400 captain Christiaan Van Heijst, who has earned a well-deserved reputation for his stunning cockpit images.
His aerial photographs have earned him multiple awards and 147,000 followers on Instagram.
Christiaan said: ‘In my first job as a pilot in 2004, I was flying turboprops around Africa and Afghanistanand I was fully aware that I was seeing things and landscapes that were unique, so I had a strong motivation to document them all.
‘I started taking pictures with a simple camera and as my racing career progressed, so did my photography.’
Scroll down to see Christiaan’s latest stunning photographs, taken in locations including Manhattan, Dubai, China and remote Sable Island.
Contrails above the clouds: a stunning image of a plane speeding below Christiaan’s 747
A fascinating image of Cape Verde, an African island country in the Atlantic Ocean.
Hue goes there: An amazing image of an aurora. Christiaan said that capturing auroras through the cabin required a lot of “trial and error.”
Christiaan has completed over 10,000 flight hours in various types of aircraft. Above: the mountains of Armenia
Manhattan looks like a toy town in this incredible photograph taken from the sky.
Christiaan reveals that he has flown approximately 8.6 million kilometers, or 5.4 million miles, “give or take”
Way to Shine: The celestial image above shows moonlight over the Pacific Ocean.
Peaky Blinder: The Himalayas look like a painting in this hypnotic image
Here, the vast Gobi Desert stretches out beneath Christiaan’s jumbo jet.
An impressive mountain range in China. Christiaan calculates that he has flown 17 times the distance from Earth to the Moon
Christiaan said: “In my first job as a pilot in 2004, I was flying turboprops over Africa and Afghanistan and I was very aware that I was seeing unique things and landscapes, so I had a strong motivation to document everything.” Pictured right: Dubai’s two Palm Islands
Images like this have helped Christiaan gain 147,000 followers on Instagram.
Christiaan captures his ‘office’ here: the cockpit of a Boeing 747-400
This striking image captures Canada’s Sable Island, home to around 350 shipwrecks.
We were blown away by a spectacular aurora captured by Christiaan over Germany
For more amazing photos and videos, check out Christaan’s Instagram: @jpcvanheijst.
