Carol M. Highsmith

Jumbled, abstract cat sculpture by bordallo ii made from found objects sitting on small airplane on parkway in wynwood, miami

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.

Florida

Young woman in mermaid costume posing in underwater set

Airboat full of passengers on Everglades swamp tour

Realistic sculpture of nude swimmer at Miami Art Gallery

Colorful painted building and convertible in Miami

Colorful street art wall mural in Wynwood, Miami

Painted wall mural of vintage Polaroid camera

Bright neon-colored round lifeguard tower on Miami Beach

Brightly colored, whimsical lifeguard tower on Miami Beach

Art Deco buildings along Miami boulevard

Glass guitar-shaped Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Florida

Aerial view of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens

Aerial view of Miami skyline and bridge

Cape Florida Lighthouse among dense tropical vegetation

Tropical beach with lighthouse and dense vegetation

Aerial view of Miami Skyline from Biscayne Bay

Aerial view of dense Miami skyline from Biscayne Bay

Aerial view of Jungle Island off coast of Miami

Aerial view of “Government Cut” inlet in Miami Beach

Aerial view of Miami Beach skyline

Aerial view of Miami Beach skyscrapers

Neoclassical architecture of The Breakers luxury beachfront resort

Large illuminated Ferris wheel at dusk in Orlando

Tall gray trees in cypress swamp in Tallahassee, Florida

Sand peninsula of Sandy Crab Island, Florida

Tropical “Waterworld” marina at Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Painted “Hippie” style camper trailer by palm tree

Sandy beach with grass and high-rise apartment in distance

Tropical Florida beach with high-rise apartment

Retro “Orange Motel” near Clermont Florida

Roadside fruit and produce stand in Florida

Flock of seagulls on beach sand in Florida

Miami Beach Art Deco buildings with palm trees

Curvy sculpture against Tampa, Florida city skyline

Alligators and turtles on sandy beach at Busch Gardens

Colorful abstract sculpture of cat on airplane in Miami