Carol M. Highsmith

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake held up for display by mature gray-haired handler at rattlesnake rodeo attraction in opp, alabama

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.

Alabama

Sunset shot of wooden fence along rural country road in Alabama

Young and old actors reenact scene from “To Kill a Mockingbird”

Joshua The Classic Wooden Schooner floating on calm waters in Mobile Bay, Alabama

Wonder Woman float in Mardi Gras Parade in Mobile, Alabama with men throwing beads

Young girl with Easter egg paper lantern sitting on stool at candy store in Mobile, AL

Siberian tiger sitting on rocks in enclosure of Montgomery Zoo

Cowboy straddling two bulls during Livestock Exposition rodeo in Alabama

Football team running across field during evening game with marching band playing

Jukebox-style entryway to the Alabama Music Hall Of Fame

Sweeping curved staircase with red walls in historic mansion in Alabama

Two actors in period costume reenact scene from “The Miracle Worker”

Large red wooden barn with fresh cut grass lawn in rural Alabama

Front view of peach-colored Gaineswood Plantation in Alabama

Waterfall and bronze Native American statue at a in Alabama

Actors in period costume reenact scene at historic American Village in Alabama

Two young children sit on steps of rustic cabin front porch in rural Alabama

Stark concrete column grave markers at Alabama Veterans Memorial Park

Still pond on golf course on sunny day in Alabama

Cream rustic house with clouds in background in Alabama

Dilapidated old wooden shed near tree in rural Alabama

Sand beach with pier along Gulf Coast Of Alabama

Young women relaxing on beach with umbrella at Gulf Coast of Alabama

Waterfall at Desoto State Park

Women in historic period costume in backyard garden of old home in Alabama

Rustic cabin mill on stilts over creek in forested Alabama countryside

Rustic barn with rusted roof and vintage Coca-Cola sign in rural Alabama

Turret clock tower of historic Old Courthouse Museum in Alabama

American space rocket on display at U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama

Young white man in visor holds red furry piglet on Meadowbank Farm in Alabama

Front view of Alabama State Capitol building on sunny blue sky day

Front view of the Alabama Governor’s Mansion with flags and cream facade

Field view of Alabama Crimson Tide football player during game in crowded stadium

Red brick Denny Chimes bell tower at University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa

Serene lake surrounded by pink flower bushes and trees in Bellingrath Gardens

Historic red brick William J. Samford Hall at Auburn University

The Edmund Pettus Bridge civil rights landmark in Selma, Alabama

The Boll Weevil Monument stone statue in Enterprise, Alabama

Costumed actors on field during historical Civil War reenactment

Two children in period garb sitting for historical Civil War reenactment

Black male artist Percy Sledge singing and kneeling on stage with band

Blue Heron standing at water’s edge near boats in fishing village Bayou La Batre

Old brick archways in empty chambers of Fort Morgan in Mobile, Alabama

Twilight shot of the Vulcan statue in Birmingham, Alabama

Industrial rust-colored silos of the Sloss Furnace in Alabama

Front view of majestic stone Alabama State Capitol building with flags in Montgomery

Geometric stained glass windows of Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church

Elegant curved staircase with green carpet in Montgomery Capitol building

Mardi Gras revelers in jester hat and skeleton costume in Mobile, Alabama

Rattlesnake handler shows a rattlesnake to impressed audience