Carol M. Highsmith

The mckinley obelisk is dedicated to william mckinley, who was fatally shot while attending the pan-american exposition in buffalo

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.

New York

Two men in front of the "Sophisticated Lady" mural, Harlem, New York

Naked Cowboy fleing his muscles in Times Square, New York City, New York

Naked Cowboy, a regular in Times Square, New York City, New York

Three Hasidic Jews in a traditional long, dark jackets and hats, Brooklyn, New York

Tom Otterness's 2012 "Creation Myth" outside the Memorial Art Gallery Rochester, New York

Two of hundreds of vintage and classic cars displayed at the Syracuse Nationals, Geddes, New York

Vendor booths at the Syracuse Nationals, Geddes, New York

A homeless person asks for donations in Lower Manhattan's Chinatown, New York City, New York

Two girls with sunglasses, and toy cameras visit New York City's High Line, New York City, New York

Two girls with toy cameras visit New York City's High Line, New York City, New York

A portion of the High Line among skyscrapers, New York City, New York

Statue of Liberty re-enactors pose Times Square, New York City, New York

The Statue of Liberty with New Jersey in the background, New York

Person jogging in the snow, Central Park, New York City, New York

Skating at Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, New York

Aerial view of the Statue of Liberty, New York City, New York

Ferris wheel at Coney Island, New York

Wall Street Bull, New York City, New York

Police Headquarters Building, New York City, New York

Grand Central Station, New York City, New York

The destroyed "Ground Zero" of the fallen Twin Towers, New York City, New York

Up shot of Statue of Liberty against a blue sky with clouds, New York City, New York

Little Italy neighborhood, New York City, New York

The McKinley Monument and Buffalo City Hall, Buffalo, New York