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Big news: Legendary filmmaker Ken Burns chose two of my photographs for his powerful new book

Keith Dotson
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In this brief video, I’ll show you my two photographs published in Ken Burns’ major new book and tell you the story of how I became involved in this book.

I’m excited to announce the publication today of a powerful new photography book from filmmaker and author Ken Burns (of PBS fame), which includes two of my photographs. Our America: A Photographic History is a hefty book with more than 300 pages.

It tells a visual history of the United States using historic photographs from the earliest days of the nation and of photography, leading up to modern times . . . that’s where my photographs are presented, near the end of the book.

The book includes photographs by some of the world’s great names in photography, including Walker Evans, Robert Frank, and Sally Mann. It’s a beautiful combination of two of my favorite things — art and history.

Read a terrific essay by Ken Burns about the book here.

Or, read an insightful interview with Ken Burns about the book with The Washington Post here.

I was quoted in the book

The majority of the book is designed with one photo per page, followed by a section near the back that includes notes about each photograph. Graciously, Burns, et al quoted from my blog post here when writing about my raindrops photograph, “The grand sweep of a lifetime is made up of countless vague impressions, forgotten moments, and unnoticed instances of beauty.”

Text from one of my blog posts was quoted in the book notes about my photograph "Row of Raindrops" in Ken Burns' One America: A Photographic History.
Text from one of my blog posts was quoted in the book notes about my photograph “Row of Raindrops” in Ken Burns’ One America: A Photographic History.

Buy a copy of Ken Burns’ Our America: A Photographic History

If you’d like a copy, you can use the Amazon link below. Thank you!

Our America: A Photographic History (Amazon Affiliate link: I may earn a small commission on sales)

This photograph shows the spread of my two photographs that were selected for the book.

The photograph on the left was shot in a little town called Friendship, Wisconsin in 2008. The one on the right was shot in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in 2014.

Museum quality black and white prints of these photographs are available in a variety of sizes. Please click the links below to learn more. Shipping is always free within the United States.

Old House with American Flag by Keith Dotson.
Old House with American Flag, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.
Row of Raindrops, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Click to buy a fine art print.
Row of Raindrops, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Click to buy a fine art print. 

Thanks for reading.

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~ Keith

Note: Contains Amazon Affiliate links. I may earn a small commission on qualifying purchases.

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2 comments

  1. Jeni says:

    Congrats Keith!!

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    1. Keith Dotson says:

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply

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