The Fine Art Photography Podcast

Keith Dotson
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The Fine Art Photography Podcast

To sponsor the podcast, contact Keith directly. Thoughts, ideas, and commentary on the art of photography by Nashville-based professional fine art photographer Keith Dotson. It's the podcast about fine art photography made by a working fine art photographer. This podcast is written for photographers, photography collectors, photography students, and enthusiasts.

  1. Audio Portrait of a Big Southern River

    11/15/2024

    Audio Portrait of a Big Southern River

    In this episode of the Fine Art Photography Podcast, an audio portrait of the Tennessee River on a languid late summer day, recorded while I was out making some landscape photographs. Full episode transcripts are available on my photography blog here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠icatchshadows.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ How to Support the Podcast Make a one-time donation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/keithdotson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/keithdotson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy a fine art print: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://keithdotson.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy a copy of my book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3jFnxqv⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Amazon affiliate link) *Contains Amazon Affiliate links. I may earn a small commission on qualifying purchases.

    7 min

  2. 10/16/2024

    Results of the October 2024 Photography Auction at Christie's

    In this episode of The Fine Art Photography Podcast, we will analyze the results from the auction house Christie's big photography auction in New York on October 2, 2024. Full episode transcripts are available on my photography blog here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠icatchshadows.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ How to Support the Podcast Make a one-time donation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/keithdotson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/keithdotson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy a fine art print: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://keithdotson.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy a copy of my book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3jFnxqv⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Amazon affiliate link) *Contains Amazon Affiliate links. I may earn a small commission on qualifying purchases. Sources and Links Christie's. "An Eye Towards the Real: Photographs from the Collection of Ambassador Trevor Traina" https://www.christies.com/en/auction/an-eye-towards-the-real-photographs-from-the-collection-of-ambassador-trevor-traina-30517/

    5 min

  3. 05/19/2024

    Field Recording: Sounds of the Southern Landscape after Dark

    In this episode of the Fine Art Photography Podcast, we take you on another sound journey, where for the next three minutes you will be serenaded by the sounds of the creatures of the southern landscape after dark Full episode transcripts are available on my photography blog here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠icatchshadows.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the new Fine Art Photography Discord channel here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/sAWJbKUquy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ How to Support the Podcast Make a one-time donation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/keithdotson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/keithdotson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy a fine art print: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://keithdotson.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy a copy of my book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3jFnxqv⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Amazon affiliate link) *Contains Amazon Affiliate links. I may earn a small commission on qualifying purchases.

    4 min

  4. 04/23/2024

    Investment Giant UBS Donates 166 Important Photographs to the National Gallery of Art

    Hey everybody Keith Dotson here, welcoming you back to another episode of the Fine Art Photography Podcast. In this episode, we'll discuss UBS' recent donation of 166 important American photographs to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Full episode transcripts are available on my photography blog here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠icatchshadows.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the new Fine Art Photography Discord channel here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/sAWJbKUquy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ How to Support the Podcast Make a one-time donation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/keithdotson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/keithdotson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy a fine art print: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://keithdotson.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy a copy of my book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3jFnxqv⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Amazon affiliate link) *Contains Amazon Affiliate links. I may earn a small commission on qualifying purchases. Sources and Links National Gallery of Art. "UBS Donates Major American Landscape Photographs to National Gallery of Art." https://www.nga.gov/press/acquisitions/2024/ubs.html New York Times. "A Photography Curator Narrows His Focus. After 29 Years of Displaying Others' Work, John Szarkowski Returns to His Own." https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/09/books/after-29-years-of-displaying-others-work-john-szarkowski-returns-to-his-own.htmlUBS. "UBS Donates 166 Works of Photography to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC." https://www.ubs.com/global/it/media/display-page-ndp/en-20240422-national-gallery-of-art.htmlUBS Art Gallery Virtual Exhibition (Scroll down the page for the link) https://www.ubs.com/global/en/our-firm/art/ubs-art-gallery.htmlWikipedia. "John Szarkowski."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Szarkowski

    7 min

  5. 04/09/2024

    Ansel Adams Correspondence with a Buyer About a Photograph

    Hey everybody, welcome back to another episode of the Fine Art Photography Podcast. I'm your host, Keith Dotson, a professional fine art photographer. In this episode, we will gain insight into Ansel Adam's photograph, "The Golden Gate (Before the Bridge)" through his correspondence with the man who bought it in 1965. The documents came to light as part of an auction of the print. Full episode transcripts are available on my photography blog here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠icatchshadows.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the new Fine Art Photography Discord channel here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/sAWJbKUquy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ How to Support the Podcast Make a one-time donation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/keithdotson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/keithdotson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy a fine art print: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://keithdotson.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy a copy of my book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3jFnxqv⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Amazon affiliate link) *Contains Amazon Affiliate links. I may earn a small commission on qualifying purchases. Sources and Links Erath.com. "The Story of Erath." (Link) Oregon Wine Press. "In Memoriam: Dick Erath: Remembering the founder of Erath Winery." (Link) Sotheby's Lot Detail: Ansel Adams, "The Golden Gate (Before the Bridge)" (⁠Link⁠) The Ansel Adams Gallery. "The golden gate before and after the bridge." (Link)

    9 min
  6. Field Recording: The Sounds of Raindrops and Bird Songs on Location at an Old Car in the Forest

    03/14/2024

    Field Recording: The Sounds of Raindrops and Bird Songs on Location at an Old Car in the Forest

    In this episode of the Fine Art Photography Podcast: A field audio recording of the sounds of raindrops and birds in the woods, at the mysterious site of a 70-year-old wrecked car. But the audio will focus on the ambient sounds of the forest in a rain shower. Full episode transcripts are available on my photography blog here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠icatchshadows.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the new Fine Art Photography Discord channel here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/sAWJbKUquy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ How to Support the Podcast Make a one-time donation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/keithdotson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/keithdotson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy a fine art print: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://keithdotson.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy a copy of my book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3jFnxqv⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Amazon affiliate link) *Contains Amazon Affiliate links. I may earn a small commission on qualifying purchases.

    8 min
  7. National Park Service Visitor Stats for 2023 (and Why They Matter)

    02/28/2024

    National Park Service Visitor Stats for 2023 (and Why They Matter)

    Hey everybody, welcome back to another episode of the Fine Art Photography Podcast. I'm your host, Keith Dotson -- a professional fine art photographer with more than a passing interest in landscape photography so I thought NPS visitor stats might be of interest to other landscape and wildlife photographers. Full episode transcripts are available on my photography blog here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠icatchshadows.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the new Fine Art Photography Discord channel here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/sAWJbKUquy⁠⁠⁠⁠ How to Support the Podcast Make a one-time donation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/keithdotson⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/keithdotson⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy a fine art print: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://keithdotson.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy a copy of my book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3jFnxqv⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Amazon affiliate link) *Contains Amazon Affiliate links. I may earn a small commission on qualifying purchases. Sources and Links National Parks Service Press Rerlease. 325.5 million visits to national parks in 2023, 4.5 million visits to Yellowstone National Park. (Link)

    5 min

  8. 07/15/2023

    Fine Art Photographer Gregory Crewdson and His Eveningside Project

    In this episode, how fine art photographer Gregory Crewdson makes his monumental photographs. Full episode transcripts are available on my photography blog here: ⁠⁠⁠icatchshadows.com⁠⁠⁠ Join the new Fine Art Photography Discord channel here: ⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/sAWJbKUquy⁠⁠⁠ How to Support the Podcast Make a one-time donation: ⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/keithdotson⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/keithdotson⁠⁠⁠ Buy a fine art print: ⁠⁠⁠https://keithdotson.com⁠⁠⁠ Buy a copy of my book: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3jFnxqv⁠⁠⁠ (Amazon affiliate link) *Contains Amazon Affiliate links. I may earn a small commission on qualifying purchases. Sources and Links Substack. Crewdson Trail Log. "Making Eveningside." YouTube. SCI-Arc Channel. "Interview with Gregory Crewdson." The United Nations of Photography. "Thoughts on Gregory Crewdson."

    5 min
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To sponsor the podcast, contact Keith directly. Thoughts, ideas, and commentary on the art of photography by Nashville-based professional fine art photographer Keith Dotson. It's the podcast about fine art photography made by a working fine art photographer. This podcast is written for photographers, photography collectors, photography students, and enthusiasts.

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