New Orleans and San Antonio turn 300 this year

Black and white photographs of New Orleans and San Antonio, both celebrating 300 years in 2018

Two of my favorite cities turn 300 years old in 2018. New Orleans and San Antonio have rich histories, having existed under the flags of many nations. Both are culturally rich, ethnically diverse, and artistically energetic. And, both are also a photographer's gold mine. (And then there's the foodyum!)

If you haven't been to these great American citiesor haven't been latelythis might be a good year to go.

New Orleans Tricentennial Celebration
Official Site

San Antonio 300
Official Site

Check out my black and white photographs of New Orleans and San Antonio

Pictures of New Orleans

I first visited New Orleans while I was a young Airmen in the US Air Force, stationed in Mississippi. I have returned many, many times. It's not the Bourbon Street / Mardi Gras wild life that attracts me, but rather the textural historic authenticity of the architecture, the richly beautiful neighborhoods, the cuisine, and of course, the music.

Busker Playing 'When the Saints Go Marching In' on the Levee, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson

Busker Playing 'When the Saints Go Marching In' on the Levee, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Click to buy a photograph.

Sleepy Cat in a French Quarter Shop Window, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Sleepy Cat in a French Quarter Shop Window, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Horse Head Post, New Orleans French Quarter, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Horse Head Post, New Orleans French Quarter, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

New Orleans Voodoo Tomb in St Louis Cemetery No. 1, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a black and white photograph.

New Orleans Voodoo Tomb in St Louis Cemetery No. 1, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a black and white photograph.

Wrought Iron Flower, New Orleans, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy this photo.

Wrought Iron Flower, New Orleans, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy this photo.

Old Wooden Door with a Mail Slot in the New Orleans French Quarter, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Old Wooden Door with a Mail Slot in the New Orleans French Quarter, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Royal Street Letters on Sidewalk, New Orleans by Keith Dotson. Click to buy this photograph.

Royal Street Letters on Sidewalk, New Orleans by Keith Dotson. Click to buy this photograph.

Gingerbread house architectural detail photograph by Keith Dotson

Gingerbread house architectural detail photograph by Keith Dotson

Wooden Shutters in the New Orleans French Quarter, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Wooden Shutters in the New Orleans French Quarter, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

New Orleans Voodoo Shop Window, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson.

New Orleans Voodoo Shop Window, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson.

Abandoned House in New Orleans, black and white architectural detail photo by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print. 

Abandoned House in New Orleans, black and white architectural detail photo by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Inside an old French Quarter house under renovation, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson.

Inside an old French Quarter house under renovation, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson.

 French Quarter street musicians, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

French Quarter street musicians, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

 Weathered doors in the New Orleans French Quarter, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson.

Weathered doors in the New Orleans French Quarter, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson.

Window to a French Quarter Kitchen, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print. 

Window to a French Quarter Kitchen, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Brick chimneys on a historic New Orleans house, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson.

Brick chimneys on a historic New Orleans house, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson.

Historic French Quarter building, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson.

Historic French Quarter building, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson.

Pictures of San Antonio

I grew up only two hours from San Antonio, so I have lots of happy memories of school trips to the Alamo and Hemisphere Plaza. As an adult living in the Austin area for many years, San Antonio remained a favorite destination for delicious cuisine, sight-seeing, and old Spanish missions.

The Alamo, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine Art print.

The Alamo, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine Art print.

Architectural Detail Photograph of a Column on the Front of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, Buy a fine print.

Architectural Detail Photograph of a Column on the Front of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. Buy a fine print.

Texas Flag Flying Over The Emily Morgan Hotel in San Antonio, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Texas Flag Flying Over The Emily Morgan Hotel in San Antonio, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Architectural Detail Photograph of The Emily Morgan Hotel in San Antonio, a black and white fine art photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a print here.

Architectural Detail Photograph of The Emily Morgan Hotel in San Antonio, a black and white fine art photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a print here.

Big Mesquite Tree Outside the Wall of Mission San Jose in San Antonio, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a print.

Big Mesquite Tree Outside the Wall of Mission San Jose in San Antonio, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a print.

Bell Tower at Mission San Jose in San Antonio, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a print.

Bell Tower at Mission San Jose in San Antonio, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a print.

Ornate Window at Mission San Jose, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. 

Ornate Window at Mission San Jose, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson.

Old Spanish Mission Carved Stone Detail, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. 

Old Spanish Mission Carved Stone Detail, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson.

Beautiful carved relief statues at Mission San Jose, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. 

Beautiful carved relief statues at Mission San Jose, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson.

Ornate Relief Carving of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the Facade of Mission San José in San Antonio. Buy a fine art photograph.

Ornate Relief Carving of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the Facade of Mission San José in San Antonio. Buy a fine art photograph.

Hand-carved Wooden Door Panel at Mission San Jose, photograph by Keith Dotson. 

Hand-carved Wooden Door Panel at Mission San Jose, photograph by Keith Dotson.

Cactus on a Fencepost in San Antonio, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson.

Cactus on a Fencepost in San Antonio, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson.

Curved Yucca Leaf Fine Art Photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Curved Yucca Leaf Fine Art Photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Architectural Detail - Bexar County Courthouse in San Antonio. Buy this fine art photo.

Architectural Detail - Bexar County Courthouse in San Antonio. Buy this fine art photo.

Open Window -- San Antonio, Texas, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a print.

Open Window -- San Antonio, Texas, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a print.

Front Columns of The Alamo, by Keith Dotson. Buy this photograph.

Front Columns of the Alamo, by Keith Dotson. Buy this photograph.

The Torch and the Tower - San Antonio Landmarks in Fog, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

The Torch and the Tower - San Antonio Landmarks in Fog, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Historic Reuter Building on Alamo Plaza in San Antonio, black and white photo by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Historic Reuter Building on Alamo Plaza in San Antonio, black and white photo by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

Big Tree in a San Antonio Park, Overlooking the Riverwalk, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a print.

Big Tree in a San Antonio Park, Overlooking the Riverwalk, black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a print.

Rustic Hand-Carved Chapel Door at Mission San Jose, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a print.

Rustic Hand-Carved Chapel Door at Mission San Jose, a black and white photograph by Keith Dotson. Buy a print.

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