abandoned places Archives - Shadows and Light

Black and white photograph of the historic Hamilton-Lay General Store in Union County, Tennessee, built probably 1975

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 …

Abandoned Places Architecture Photography History New Work Photography Virginia

Historic Judge Mark Bird House, Built 1840 in Woodstock, Virginia — Now Abandoned

Join fine art photographer Keith Dotson on location as he shoots photos of this crumbling southern mansion. Includes a fascinating history of the house.

Abandoned Places History Photography Travel Video Virginia

An Oral History of Union Level, Virginia as Told by a Man Who Owns Much of the Abandoned Town

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson returns to the ghost town at Union Level, Virginia to record a spoken history from a man who was raised there and owns much of the abandoned downtown

Fine art photographer tells the history of the vintage neon sign for Red Goose Shoes in Port Gibson

Abandoned Places Architecture Photography History Mississippi Delta New Work Photography

About the Vintage ‘Red Goose Shoes’ Sign in Port Gibson, Mississippi

Fine art photographer tells the history of the vintage neon sign for Red Goose Shoes in Port Gibson, Mississippi

Abandoned Places Photography Tennessee Video

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.

Photography

Before-and-After Video of the Historic E.F. Young Jr. Hotel in Meridian, Mississippi — Now Demolished

Before-and-After Video and photographs of the Historic E.F. Young Jr. Hotel in Meridian Mississippi

Abandoned Places Landscape Mississippi Delta Photography Travel Video

A Ride on the Hidden Old Rodney Road, Built in the Early 1800s

Join fine art photographer Keith Dotson a picturesque ride on the hidden and historic Old Rodney Road, built in the early 1800s

Abandoned Places Landscape New Work Video

Meridian Mississippi: An Abandoned Places Experience

In this video, join fine art photographer Keith Dotson as he walks and drives around the city of Meridian, Mississippi to make photographs of abandoned buildings, especially focused on the historic but condemned E.F. Young Jr. Hotel

Abandoned Places Alabama Architecture Photography Behind the Scenes New Work Photography Video

Newbern, Alabama: Walking in the Footsteps of William Christenberry

Walk with fine art photographer Keith Dotson as he photographs ramshackle buildings in William Christenberry's footsteps in Newbern, Alabama

Podcast

Ambient Audio: Sounds from a Backroads Valley in Rural Tennessee (From the Podcast)

This episode of the Fine Art Photography Podcast is all about the sounds of being in the fieldWhat follows are ambient sounds from my recent backroads travels to photograph old barns and abandoned farmhouses. The sky was misty and wet. The air was still. I hope you enjoy this auditory experience.