Born in 1897, William Mortensen began his photographic career taking portraits of Hollywood actors and film stills. Ahead of his time, Mortensen preferred manipulating his photographs to produce romanticist painting-like effects as opposed to leaving them untouched. Photographer Ansel Adams disagreed with Mortensen's stylistic approach calling him "Devil", and "the anti-Christ." Shot in 1926 and 1927, this series of works catalogs Mortensen's interpretation of a young woman's engagement with black magic. We would like to take the opportunity to thank this bold artist for taking a risk and getting a little weird.