23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
The Tea Fields of Gorreana

A young girl runs through the tea fields of Gorreana, Europe’s oldest tea plantation on São Miguel Island, Azores — a quiet moment of innocence amid waves of green history.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2025
Date Uploaded: 10.2025
Photo Location: Maia (near Ribeira Grande), São Miguel, Portugal
Camera: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Copyright: © Mark Mettler