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Crescent over the stairs

From €59

Supplied unframed. Open-edition photographic print, made to order. The same price applies to full bleed and white border.

A thin crescent moon hangs in a violet-to-orange afterglow above the nose of a Ryanair Boeing 737, its boarding stairs lit by the last of the sun. A vertical frame full of quiet colour.

Choose a print size and layout to see the finished sheet to scale.

Preview illustrative; print supplied unframed.

  • Supplied unframed
  • Printed to order in Portugal
  • Delivery per order: €7.99 in Portugal, €10.99 elsewhere
  • 14-day right of withdrawal
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The photograph

Crescent over the stairs

Just after sunset the sky over the apron moved through every shade from deep violet to burning orange, and a fine crescent moon appeared directly above the stand. This portrait-format frame places the nose of a Ryanair Boeing 737 low in the composition, with the airline's integral boarding stairs angled across the foreground and a ground-handling container softly out of focus at the bottom edge.

The cockpit windows pick up the glow of the horizon, while the moon gives the image its point of stillness. Most of the frame is sky, which is why it works so well as a large print: the colour gradient is smooth and uninterrupted, and the aircraft becomes one element in a wider evening scene rather than the whole story.

A natural choice for a bedroom, reading corner or narrow wall where a portrait print is needed. The white-border layout frames the gradient beautifully; full bleed gives a more immersive colour field.

Photographed on 26 July 2025 with a Sony α7R V at a focal length of 135 mm.

Print details

  • Original photograph by Jorge Alexandre Pereira — open edition, not limited or numbered.
  • Photographic print made to order by a professional laboratory in Portugal.
  • Supplied unframed: no frame, mount or hanging hardware is included.
  • Full bleed fills the sheet edge to edge. White border leaves exactly 1 cm of white paper on all four edges, inside the chosen size.
  • Where a paper shape differs from the original frame the photograph is cropped slightly — never stretched or altered.
  • The photographer’s signature, part of the original edit, appears on the print as shown.

About the photograph

Aircraft manufacturer
Boeing
Aircraft model
Boeing 737
Airline / operator
Ryanair
Airport / location
Faro Airport (FAO)
Photography style
Colour
Orientation
Portrait
Time of day
Golden hour

Aircraft and location details are published only when visible in the photograph or confirmed by the photographer.

Sizes at a glance

A4
Paper 21 × 29.7 cm
White border image area 19 × 27.7 cm
A3+
Paper 32.9 × 48.3 cm
White border image area 30.9 × 46.3 cm
40 × 60 cm
Paper 40 × 60 cm
White border image area 38 × 58 cm
60 × 90 cm
Paper 60 × 90 cm
White border image area 58 × 88 cm

Sizes are shown in proportion to each other. The size you choose is always the outside size of the sheet; the white border (exactly 1 cm on every edge) sits inside it. Photographs are cropped slightly where a paper shape differs from the original frame — never stretched.