Landscape nominee

The badlands of southern Utah are full of fascinating formations. Walking in this alien landscape of high dunes and textured hills makes one remember the strangeness of our own planet. When empty, these areas fall completely silent. Yet, the landscape provides constant reminders of tumultuous geological events.
These mancos-shale badlands make for an incredible playground for dirt-bikes and off-highway vehicles. The tracks these vehicles leave behind combined with the stark monochromatic textures of the dunes hearkens back to images of lunar rovers scurrying across the surface of our nearest heavenly neighbor.
I am captivated by the textures, tracks, and lines these vehicles leave on the otherwise bare hills, as well as how alien this place is and how easily one can forget his or her place walking among such strange giants.

Zac Henderson is an editorial and fine art photographer. He is inspired by science and nature, particularly that which exists outside our plane of experience. His personal work seeks to challenge and alter perspectives of the planet, ourselves, and our place in the cosmos.

Originally from the Deep South, he travels full time with his wife and two dogs across the US in a self-converted camper van.