black and white photographs of abandoned places Archives

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 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.

Books News The Wheeling Portfolio

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.