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Photographing Old Mills and Fancy Mansions in Danville, Virginia (With Video)

Keith Dotson
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Join fine art photographer Keith Dotson walking around Danville, Virginia to make photos of abandoned textile mills and big, historic mansions

I recently made a road trip to beautiful Danville, Virginia to photograph the abandoned old textile and tobacco mills, and the incredible historic mansions of Millionaire’s Row. While in Danville, I also dropped by the Museum of Fine Arts and History to pay homage to photographer Emmett Gowin.

Below, you can see a behind-the-scenes video of my time shooting photos in Danville. Below that are my black and white photographs made on the trip to Danville.

Walk with Keith Dotson along the streets of Danville, Virginia shooting abandoned mills, ruined houses, and fancy Victorian mansions

Behind-the-scenes photographs from the trip

Location photograph: Abandoned buildings are often in sketchy parts of town, meaning the conditions can be less than optimum.
Location photograph: Abandoned buildings are often in sketchy parts of town, meaning the conditions can be less than optimum.
A blue heron stands on a rock in the midst of the San River is Danville, Virginia, near the site of the old Dan River Mill site. That building will soon be converted to apartments.
A blue heron stands on a rock in the midst of the San River is Danville, Virginia, near the site of the old Dan River Mill site. That building will soon be converted to apartments.

Black and white photographs of Danville, Virginia architecture and abandoned places

Below are some of the photographs made on this visit to Danville. All are available as fine art prints on museum-quality baryta surface paper. You can learn more about my prints here.

Abandoned Dan River Mills – Black and White Photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.
Old Industrial Windows with Ivy: Black and White Photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print here.
Old Industrial Windows with Ivy: Black and White Photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print here.
Abandoned Wooden Row House with a Tree Growing on its Front Steps - Black and White Photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print here.
Abandoned Wooden Row House with a Tree Growing on its Front Steps – Black and White Photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print here.
Spire on a Victorian House - Black and White Photograph by Keith Dotson. Click here to buy a fine art print.
Spire on a Victorian House – Black and White Photograph by Keith Dotson. Click here to buy a fine art print.
Bull's head architectural detail found in downtown Danville, Virginia. Black and white photograph by Keith Dotson.
Bull’s head architectural detail found in downtown Danville, Virginia. Black and white photograph by Keith Dotson.
Black and white photograph of one of the big historic mansions on Millionaire's Row in Danville, Virginia.
Black and white photograph of one of the big historic mansions on Millionaire’s Row in Danville, Virginia.

Thanks for reading

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~ Keith

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