Abandoned Places Archives - Shadows and Light

Photography as Architectural Preservation: The Old Almeda Theatre in Houston

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson presses his point that photographs of abandoned buildings are a form of architectural preservation, with a rare color photograph of a demolished Houston movie theatre.

Video: Deep South Abandoned

Walk with fine art photographer Keith Dotson as we explore this small collection of abandoned buildings that he discovered while road-tripping in the deep south.

Video: 1950s Plymouth Crashed Against a Tree in the Forest

In this video, fine art photographer Keith Dotson takes us along on a second visit to a mysterious old car that was crashed into a tree on a hillside in the forest decades ago.

Abandoned Buildings in a Small Desert Town

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson brings us along on a quick visit to a small desert town in West Texas with several abandoned buildings.

Keith Dotson’s book ‘Unloved and Forgotten: Fine Art Photographs of Abandoned Places’ now available as a digital download.

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Photographing the Abandoned Ghost Town of Pamplin, Virginia

Walk with fine art photographer Keith Dotson as he explores and shoots the crumbling architecture along the incredible, abandoned old Main Street in Pamplin City, Virginia. Includes history of the town and facts about some of the abandoned buildings, including the Williams Grocery Store, which was owned by "Woody" Williams, a major league baseball player.

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Photography as Architectural Preservation: The Old Almeda Theatre in Houston

Video: Deep South Abandoned

Video: 1950s Plymouth Crashed Against a Tree in the Forest

Abandoned Buildings in a Small Desert Town

Keith Dotson’s book ‘Unloved and Forgotten: Fine Art Photographs of Abandoned Places’ now available as a digital download.

Photographing the Abandoned Ghost Town of Pamplin, Virginia

Hoptown: Gritty Black and White Photographs of a Small Town with a Very Strange Past

Let’s explore an abandoned farmhouse in the woods [Video]

Behind-the-scenes video: Keith Dotson Photographs an Abandoned Old House in the Woods