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With over 500 windmills at one point, Barbados had the second highest density of windmills per mile of all countries, following only Holland. The trade winds that reliably swept over the island made wind power a natural source of energy, and a foundation of the sugar industry from the late 1600’s onward. Wind-powered mills crushed the sugar cane harvested nearby on each plantation. Now, only a single functioning windmill remains on the island; most are essentially gone. But in places one can still find a tower base, its limestone blocks still withstanding both weather and the winds of time.

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All images uploaded to Fine Art America by Royce Howland are copyright © Royce Howland. All rights reserved. I am a photographer based in Calgary, Alberta. This places me amidst some of the most amazing terrain in the world, from the Canadian Rockies and prairies, to the northern Boreal forest and southern badlands. While I love to photograph around my own stomping grounds, I also enjoy traveling and have a particular attraction to the American Southwest and the UK. While my workflow is based on digital techniques, my goal is to produce an image that honors the photorealism of historical film photography, balanced with my own creative interpretation of the world. I call my work "Vivid Aspect Photography", and it is my goal to create...