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