Architecture Photography Archives - Shadows and Light

Press Release: Photographer Keith Dotson to Appear in British/Australian TV Travel Show

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson will appear in an upcoming episode of "Griff's Great American South," a new travel program filmed across the American South, hosted by popular Welsh actor and television personality Griff Rhys Jones, O.B.E.

Iconic Route 66 Location in Ruins: Twin Arrows Trading Post in Arizona

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson explores the ruins of the Twin Arrows Trading Post on Route 66 in Arizona, capturing its dilapidated beauty through photography. Once a bustling stop, it declined after Interstate 40 opened. Celebrated in pop culture, Route 66 will mark its 100th anniversary in 2026, symbolizing adventure and freedom.

Coal Country: Abandoned Buildings at Lynch in Kentucky’s Coal Mining Region

Join fine art photographer Keith Dotson at the abandoned coal mines in the mountains at Lynch, Kentucky

Black and White Photographs of an Abandoned Small-Town Motel

Join fine art photographer Keith Dotson on an impromptu visit to an abandoned 1950s motel designed to look like an English village.

Walking Around Maysville, Kentucky with a Camera (Video)

In this video, we walk around the quaint, historic river town at Maysville, Kentucky, making photographs of the architecture and many intact ghost signs.

An Early Predilection for Abandoned Buildings

This recently discovered color drugstore print shows an early preference for abandoned buildings that fully emerged in my work decades later

How I Shoot, Process, and Print My Black and White Photographs (Video)

Video shows fine art photographer Keith Dotson's entire workflow from start to finish

Black and White Photographs of the Abandoned Bank, Built Circa 1902, in Poole, Kentucky

Join fine art photographer Keith Dotson at the site of an abandoned bank, built 1902, in the small unincorporated community at Poole, Kentucky.

Illustrated Reference List of Logos for Historic Architectural Ironworks Companies

A reference list with photographs of logos from the many ironwork foundries that shaped the look of American main street storefronts in the late 1800s and early 1900s This blog …