Loading

ELUMAPHOTOGRAPHY

Collections Companions AboutPrints — soon

← Collections

The Black Hills

South Dakota.

8 photos

A pole covered in colorful tied fabric offerings stands on the granite summit of Black Elk Peak above a sweeping Black Hills panorama. — Summit OfferingsBlack Elk Peak, South Dakota

A wide summit vista from Black Elk Peak over a sea of granite spire formations in endless pine forest to the hazy horizon. — Kingdom of SpiresBlack Elk Peak, South Dakota

An aerial along a forested granite ridgeline toward distant plains, pine slopes falling away on both sides. — Above the Black HillsBlack Hills, South Dakota

The partially completed Crazy Horse Memorial carving juts from a granite mountain, framed by dark conifer silhouettes against grey sky. — Unfinished GiantCrazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota

A sweeping aerial over vast green pine forest and rocky ridgeline at golden hour, the Crazy Horse carving faint on the skyline. — Black Hills at DuskCrazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota

A small weathered wooden cabin sits on a grassy hillside above a glassy pond that mirrors the trees in muted tones. — Cabin on Still WaterBlack Hills, South Dakota

A deteriorating wooden cabin with a corrugated lean-to and rusty machinery sits in a grassy clearing among ponderosa pines. — Left BehindBlack Hills, South Dakota

A tranquil pond reflects towering granite formations and a pine hillside under a partly cloudy sky in warm late light. — Mirror NeedlesCuster State Park, South Dakota

ELUMAPHOTOGRAPHY© 2026 Mason Portell · Eluma Photography. All rights reserved.Made on the road