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Named for a novelist
From €59
Supplied unframed. Open-edition photographic print, made to order. The same price applies to full bleed and white border.
A close view of a TAP Air Portugal Airbus turning on the taxiway, the name “José Saramago” painted beneath the cockpit and the engine intake in the foreground. Red, green and white against warm, dry grass.
- Supplied unframed
- Printed to order in Portugal
- Delivery per order: €7.99 in Portugal, €10.99 elsewhere
- 14-day right of withdrawal
The photograph
Named for a novelist
Portugal's flag carrier names its aircraft after notable Portuguese figures, and this Airbus carries the name of the Nobel-winning novelist José Saramago beneath its cockpit windows. The photograph frames the aircraft close as it turns on the taxiway: the "Air Portugal" titles and red-and-green livery sweep across the top left, the Star Alliance mark sits by the door, and the engine intake fills the lower right.
Warm, dry grass forms the background, adding an earthy tone that suits the livery's reds and greens. The detail is excellent, from the painted name to the spiral on the engine spinner.
Painted names are easy to miss from a terminal window, but a long lens and a turning aircraft bring them into view. The cockpit windows, door frames, sensors and stencils around the nose all hold sharp detail at large print sizes.
A thoughtful gift for a reader, a Portuguese aviation enthusiast or anyone who appreciates the stories carried on an airliner's skin. Two crew members are visible behind the windscreen.
Photographed on 16 August 2025 with a Sony α7R IIIA at a focal length of 600 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
- Airbus
- Airline / operator
- TAP Air Portugal
- Airport / location
- Faro Airport (FAO)
- Photography style
- Colour
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Time of day
- Daylight
Aircraft and location details are published only when visible in the photograph or confirmed by the photographer.
Sizes at a glance
Paper 21 × 29.7 cm
White border image area 19 × 27.7 cm
Paper 32.9 × 48.3 cm
White border image area 30.9 × 46.3 cm
Paper 40 × 60 cm
White border image area 38 × 58 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.
