Filming recently completed at an abandoned location in the Mississippi Delta
Fine art photographer Keith Dotson has been invited to appear in a television travel show starring British comedian and television personality Griff Rhys Jones, O.B.E. (Order of the British Empire). The show is scheduled to appear on British Channel 4 and ABC Australia sometime in summer of 2025.
For the new series, Rhys Jones travels the American South from Charleston to New Orleans, with stops along the way to feature various experiences and locations that are quintessentially southern.
He heads a crew of four Australian recording video and audio for the eventual series.
A segment on abandoned places photography in Mississippi
Keith was contacted about a month prior to filming by a Sydney-based researcher asking if he would be willing to travel to Mississippi to participate in filming. While temperatures in November are somewhat mild, humidity was still high and mosquitoes were a real nuisance to everyone on the crew.
When will the show be on television?
Details about the show are still scarce, but I have learned a little bit of early information:
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The show may be called "Griff's Great American South," although it has also been listed under the working title "Griff's Southern Charm."
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The program will consist of six one-hour episodes.
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It will air in the UK on Channel 4 and on ABC Australia, in summer of 2025.
- It's being classified as a non-fiction travel and adventure show.
Behind-the-scenes photos from the filming in Mississippi
Keith on location in the ghost town prior to filming for the episode.
Fine art photographer Keith Dotson on location with Griff Rhys Jones (in the red jacket) and the Australian film crew.
The cameras pointed at the photographer.
Keith explains some of the history of the Mississippi ghost town where the episode was filmed.
A member of the Aussie crew films b-roll while on location.
A friendly local wandered over to see what all the ruckus was about.
Host Griff Rhys Jones records the final piece to camera, concluding the day's filming.
Fine art photographer Keith Dotson pictured with television host Griff Rhys Jones in a ghost town in the Mississippi Delta
Keith's behind-the-scenes video documenting this experience will released in due course, and fine art black and white photographs of the location will be included in the Abandoned Places portfolio as soon as they are processed.
All behind the scenes photographs were provided by Teena Young, copyright 2024.
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