Tennessee Archives - Shadows and Light

Tennessee’s ‘Lady of the Falls,’ Plus Waterfalls and Rural Landscape Photography

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson introduces us to the The Lady of the Falls, who once stood at the Tennessee State Capitol and now overlooks a beautiful waterfall.

Royal Walnut Moth

Photograph of a big, orange moth called the Royal Walnut Moth.

Examining Exquisite Headstones in a Very Old Southern Cemetery

Fine art photographer and history buff Keith Dotson brings us to visit some very old and exquisitely carved tombstones at a family cemetery in Middle Tennessee.

New Podcast Episode — A Field Recording: The Sounds of a Green Forest in Springtime

In this episode of the Fine Art Photography podcast, another field recording. This time, experience with me the joyous sounds of an isolated forest in springtime.

Latest Podcast Episode — Field Recordings Create A Sonic Landscape of Moccasin Bend

In this episode of the Fine Art Photography Podcast, we hear field recordings of nature sounds captured during a photography trip to Moccasin Bend, a site that's been occupied by humans for 12,000 years.

Video: Nature Sounds from an Ancient Wetland

In this video we enjoy the beautiful sounds of nature in an ancient wetland that has experienced occupation for nearly 12,000 years.

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.

Landscape Photography at a Cave in the Forest [Video]

Hike with fine art photographer Keith Dotson to visit a beautiful cave nestled deep in the forest

Video: Landscape Photography with Waterfalls, A Cotton Mill, Moonshine Still, An Old Cemetery in the Woods, Butterflies & More

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson offers a landscape photography video chock full of wonders, including spectacular waterfalls, centipedes and millipedes walking around, hiking deep into the woods to visit a moonshine still site and a very old cemetery, an abandoned 1892 cotton mill, and watching swallowtail butterflies.