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by Kelly Hazel
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This photograph was taken just outside of the Monte Brasil Fort on Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal. ... more
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This photograph was taken just outside of the Monte Brasil Fort on Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal.
The fort was built in the 1500's to protect the island of Terceira and the city of Angra do Heroismo from pirates and privateers, and today, it remains an active military base. I always find it sort of strange and surreal to see the stone architecture, so old and historic, spotted with the modern anti-aircraft guns scattered throughout the fort.
Terceira is the 3rd largest, and was also the 3rd discovered of the 9 islands that make up the Azores region of Portugal; thus the name "Terceira" derived from the word Terceiro (which means Third in English).
The location of the Azores Islands, Angra do Heroismo Harbor on Terceira quickly became an important port for ships in transit across the Atlantic Ocean, but the small islands, so isolated and far from the mainland were also vulnerable to attack from pirates and privateers, so a military base was essential.
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Kelly Hazel I was born and raised in Upstate South Carolina. I've loved drawing ever since I could hold anything that would make a mark. In high school, I attended the Fine Arts Center, a magnet school for the Arts. This is where I discovered photography for the first time. I also got to try my hand with sculpture and 3-D design....no talent in that 3rd dimension for me, but I earned a deep respect and appreciation for the artists brave enough to venture into it. I also attended the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts at Furman University during my senior year in high school. This school has grown since then into a year round boarding school that focuses on the Arts. It is truly an amazing program and I count myself blessed to...
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