Azores

Scott Portelli · Issue 81, Nov/Dec 2014 · pp. 60–63

Products mentioned: Canon EOS 5D MK II, Seacam Housing, 15mm Fisheye Lens, 16-35mm Lens

Imagine a place where the most mysterious of marine mammals roam the deepest parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It’s a place where transient giants journey across oceans to the sapphire waters of a remote archipelago. A place of factual imagination where the largest toothed- whale on the planet live off the Kraken of myths – giant squid. What is this place? The Azores. Almost halfway between North America and Europe this isolated group of islands still has a strong European influence. It is steeped in Portuguese flavours; with good food, fine wines and a relaxed culture. Once a whaling nation, The Azores’ livelihood is now built on tourism and watching the resident Sperm whales. The Azores were formed from the blood of the Earth. The archipelago consists of nine islands of which Pico is the youngest and was formed just 300 thousand years ago. With a mountainous peak – a signature of its volcan…