Carol M. Highsmith

Upward angle of a spindly joshua tree and pile of sand-colored boulders in joshua tree national park on a clear blue-sky 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.

California

Marilyn Monroe’s grave marker in Los Angeles

Santa Monica pier illuminated at dusk

Twin Palms Estate in Palm Springs, California

Sun-dappled view of Half Dome in Yosemite Valley

Half Dome in profile in Yosemite National Park

Yosemite Valley on gray, cloudy day

View down misty road in Redwood National Park

Horseback riding on a rocky beach in Northern California

Rocky cliffs of California’s Pacific Coast

Geometric glass interior of Wayfarers Chapel

Avalon Harbor on Catalina Island

Downtown Los Angeles skyline glinting in sunset

Wax figures of Paul Newman and Robert Redford at Madame Tussaud’s

Skyscrapers of Downtown Los Angeles

Green rolling hills with fluffy clouds in California

Wooden barrel-shaped entrance to Napa Valley wine cellar

Napa Valley home with vineyards on a cloudy gray day

Old, weathered remains of boat and vintage car in field

Vintage wall mural of Native American figure in Opera House

Desert highway meandering through Death Valley

Large waterfalls cascading down mossy cliffs

Small cream adobe house under large oak trees in California

Tower Bridge of Sacramento illuminated at dusk

Rainbow appearing after storm in tree-studded pasture

Lake Tahoe with rocks and snowy mountains in background

Tufa formations in Mono Lake at sunset

Field with horses and snow-capped Sierra Mountains

Father and daughter wading by Huntington Beach pier

Swing ride at amusement park illuminated at dusk

Geometric red rabbit sculpture at the Sacramento Airport

Selective color photograph of Bodie ghost town

Sun-dappled meadow and mountains in Yosemite National Park

Mount Shasta on sunny day with cloud on top

Trail near stream in lush California forest

Two adult visitors look up at giant redwood tree in California

Deer grazing in front of old-fashioned red schoolhouse

Domaine Carneros Vineyard in California’s wine country

Black man with funny sign on Venice Beach Boardwalk

Bixby Creek Bridge in Big Sur, California

Historic Carmel Mission bell tower with bougainvilleas

Cypress trees along rocky Northern California coast

Sea cliff with lone cypress tree in Monterey, California

Beach with large rocks in Monterey Bay, California

Classical architecture of Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco

Transamerica Pyramid and Columbus Tower in San Francisco

Fog rolling across Golden Gate Bridge

Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Bridge illuminated at dusk

Golden Gate Bridge glowing against dark blue dusky sky

Camera Obscura building in San Francisco

Joshua tree with mound of boulders in Joshua Tree National Park