Zac Henderson Captures Devil's Tower in Striking Black-and-White Photography
Photographer Zac Henderson has released a series of black-and-white images of Devil's Tower in northeastern Wyoming, the first U.S. national monument designated in 1906. The 867-foot-tall igneous rock column, sacred to Indigenous tribes who call it Bear Lodge or Bear's House, is depicted with dramatic cloud shadows and deep tonal contrasts reminiscent of Ansel Adams. Henderson, a nomadic artist, traveled the continent to capture the site, which formed tens of millions of years ago through magma hardening and erosion. His work emphasizes isolation and wonder, showing changing light and rock textures around the monument's one-mile base circumference. The series includes timelapses available on his Vimeo and Behance pages.
Key facts
- Devil's Tower became the first U.S. national monument in 1906.
- The monument covers 1,300 acres in northeastern Wyoming.
- The rock column is 867 feet tall.
- Indigenous American tribes refer to it as Bear Lodge or Bear's House.
- A Lakota oral narrative tells of seven girls turned into the Pleiades constellation.
- Zac Henderson is a nomadic photographer traveling the continent.
- His black-and-white images evoke Ansel Adams' tonal style.
- The monument sees hundreds of thousands of visitors annually.
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Artists
- Zac Henderson
- Ansel Adams
Institutions
- Colossal
Locations
- Devil's Tower
- Wyoming
- United States