black and white photographs of abandoned places Archives

Keith Dotson announces a new book, ‘The Wheeling Portfolio’

Based on a visit to South Wheeling, West Virginia in 2021, fine art photographer Keith Dotson offers a set of black and white photographs of the abandoned and historic architecture he found there. Dotson pairs the photographs with an extensively researched history of the city and many of the old buildings he shot in Wheeling.

Abandoned Places Architecture Photography Behind the Scenes New Work Photography Video

Abandoned M.E. Trew General Merchandise Store: Photographs, Video, and History

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson tells the story of an old country store found along a backroad in the East Tennessee mountains

Abandoned Places Route 66 Texas Travel

The Old Texas Longhorn Motel on Route 66 in Glenrio is Being Demolished

The derelict abandoned Texas Longhorn Motel has been put behind a chain-link fence and demolition has begun. Watch my video visit to the motel made earlier in 2022.

Abandoned Places Architecture Photography Photography

This is Why I Photograph Abandoned Buildings

I view the photography of abandoned buildings as a form of architectural preservation -- a memory of at-risk locations that are endangered from the threat of progress, being condemned, or collapse. Here's one that I missed.

Abandoned Places Photography Video

Abandoned Enterprise Cotton Mill in Coleridge, North Carolina

Join fine art photographer Keith Dotson on location at an abandoned cotton mill in the mountains of North Carolina

Abandoned Places Architecture Photography History Photography The Wheeling Portfolio Video

History of the Stubenrauch Grocery Located at 3521 Jacob Street in Wheeling, West Virginia

Abandoned Places Architecture Photography News Photography

My Shawneetown Bank Video Featured by Illinois Radio Station

Thank you to Illinois radio station 100.9 The Eagle for featuring my YouTube video about the old Shawneetown Bank. I had a lot of fun visiting the oldest bank building in the state of Illinois and researching its history.

History Landscape Nashville Photography Tennessee Video

Looking for the Lost Town of Jefferson, Tennessee

Walk into the woods with photographer Keith Dotson as he searches for the lost town of Jefferson, Tennessee, which was once presumed to be under the waters of a lake.

Abandoned Places Architecture Photography History Travel Video

A Walking Tour of the Ghost Town at Union Level, Virginia (with Video)

Join fine art photographer Keith Dotson on an exploration of the ghost town at Union Level, Virginia (with Video)

Abandoned Places Architecture Photography Featured Photo of the Week New Work Tennessee

Featured Photo(s) of the Week: Two Views of an Abandoned House

In this week's featured photo, we look at two views of the same poignant old house, now abandoned