One Year Observing a Wetland
Photographer Keith Dotson's series of videos documenting the birds animals, and landscape of a wetland in his southern hometown
Shooting History: Abandoned Places Photography in Tennessee (My Full Presentation at Middle Tennessee State University — June 25, 2025)
Photographer Keith Dotson had the honor of speaking to an engaged and curious audience of about 50 people as part of Middle Tennessee State University's Summer Alumni College. He had been asked to present a photography-based topic as "edutainment" for the group, which was a general interest audience and not a comprised of keen enthusiast photographers.
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.
Podcast Episode: Audio Portrait of a Big Southern River
In this episode of the Fine Art Photography Podcast, an audio soundscape recorded during a landscape photography outing on the banks of the Tennessee River
Exploring the Abandoned Wheland Foundry Ruins in Chattanooga (Soon to be Demolished)
After years of driving past the Wheland Foundry ruins, I finally got a chance to shoot them, with permission to go inside! I unexpectedly received the opportunity of a lifetime …
Photographs and Video of the Historic Buildings at Reliance, Tennessee
Join fine art photographer Keith Dotson on a visit to the beautiful historic district at Reliance, Tennessee Reliance, Tennessee The Hiwassee Meeting Hall was built in 1899 by a partnership …
Jellico: The Appalachian Coal Mining Town with an Explosive Past
Historic mountain community (my original hometown) has seen better (and much worse) times. The small mountain town of Jellico sits on the border of two states, part of it in …
Black and white photographs (and history) of the Hamilton-Lay General Store in east Tennessee
Historic store has been sitting at the Hamilton Crossroads for a very long time — but exactly how long? The old Hamilton-Lay General Store in Union County, Tennessee, was built …
Hollow Rock Update: Abandoned Structures are Being Removed
I've received word from a viewer that there's been a lot of activity in Hollow Rock, Tennessee, which I visited in June 2022. I'm learning that many of the old buildings I photographed there have been razed as well as many others I didn't see on that visit.