Carol M. Highsmith

Cherry blossoms around the tidal basin in washington, d.c. on a sunny summer day

Carol Highsmith has donated her life's photography work of tens of thousands of images to the Library of Congress during her decades-long career.  The photography collection at the Library is the most historic photographic collection on earth and includes the work of Dorothea Lange and Frances Benjamin Johnston.  Highsmith has been doing a visual study of America for 40 years and travels the United States for about 10 months a year.

Washington DC

U.S. Capitol at dusk, Washington D.C.

United States Capitol at night, Washington, D.C.

4th of July Parade in Washington, D.C

Jogger on a path along the Potomac River Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C.

Stairway art in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Two small boats in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia

The Capitol Columns at the Washington Aboretum, Washington, D.C.

Colorful facades of restaurants and bars in Adams Morgan area of Washington, D.C.

U.S. Capitol on a bright day, Washington D.C.

Bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln and his horse, Washington, D.C

The Peace Monument, in front of the US Capital, Washington, D.C.

Interior of the United States Supreme Court, Washington D.C.

Aerial view of Lafayette Square Washington, D.C.

July 4th fireworks above the Capital and National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C.

The Washington Monument pictured surrounded by cherry blossoms from the tidal basin, Washington, D.C

Washington Monument and cherry trees, Washington, D.C

Library of Congress Reading Room Ceiling, Washington, D.C

Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Lincoln Memorial at dusk in Washington, D.C

Reflecting Pool on the National Mall with the Washintong Monument reflected, Washington, D.C.

Aerial dusk view of Washington, D.C.

Lincoln Memorial statue by Daniel Chester French, Washington, D.C.

Vietnam War Memorial after a snow storm, Washington, D.C.

Korean War Memorial in the snow, Washington, D.C.

U.S. Capitol Dome Ceiling, Washington D.C.

United States Capitol corridor, Washington D.C.

Interior dome view of the Capitol of the United States, Washington, D.C.

East Wing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and US Capital by night, Washington, D.C.

Cherry Blossoms around the Tidal Basin in with the Washington Monument, Washington, D.C