Carol M. Highsmith

Two historical re-enactors in cowboy garb have gunfight in fake western town in old tombstone theme park, arizona

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.

Arizona

Arizona state flag billowing against cloudy desert sky

Quirky green Moai and tiki sculptures at roadside attraction in Arizona

Dragon statue in dirt lot in Arizona desert

Outdoor mural photograph of older Navajo woman and boy by Chip Thomas

Fossilized tree stump in Petrified Forest, Arizona

Hopi Indian Ahöla katsina doll with feathered headdress

Taliesin West property in Arizona designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

Close-up of giraffe’s face at Phoenix Zoo

Palm trees lining calm lake in Papago Park in Phoenix

Frank Lloyd Wright’s geometric spire sculpture in Scottsdale, Arizona

Bank building in a restored ghost town near Yuma, Arizona

Two cowboys ride horses between tall saguaros in Arizona

Vintage Wild West Stage Depot building with windmill in Arizona

Rustic wooden windmill on Lazy B Ranch in Arizona

Woman standing below Havasu Falls in Arizona

A portion of the in the “Granite Dells,” Prescott, Arizona

Red rock mountains of Sedona, Arizona with clouds

Retro 1950’s-style drive-thru  with classic red car

Colorful Native American tipis on grassy prairie

Landscape of Monument Valley in Arizona

Young Navajo mother holding her baby in cradleboard in Monument Valley

Navajo woman posing with baby in Monument Valley, AZ

Navajo woman in front of Monument Valley mitten rock

Neon “diver” sign for Starlight Motel in Mesa, Arizona

Donkey in dry desert yard of Arizona donkey sanctuary

Colorful “Epic Rides” wall mural painted on building in Tucson

Vintage Arizona Motel neon sign in daylight

Cowboy walking away from fiery explosion on movie set

Green-gray toad on rocky ledge

Three cowboys in front of Western movie set in Arizona

Tall cactus in Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Retro neon sign for Supai Motel at dusk in Arizona

Colorful painted Western storefront at dusk on Route 66

Rustic vintage Hackberry General Store on Route 66

Dinosaur statue and Native American tipis at off-road tourist attraction in Arizona

Sunlight beaming into Antelope Canyon curvy slot canyon

Mitten rock sandstone buttes of Monument Valley, AZ

Shiny red Corvette car in vintage garage in Arizona

Rusty iron sculpture of cowboy on bucking horse

Silhouette of large Saguaro cacti in sunset

Sun beam in curvy red rock walls of Antelope Canyon

Weathered gas station sign against dark storm clouds

Monument Valley sandstone buttes on clear blue sky day

Navajo mother looking proudly at her baby atop mesa in Monument Valley

Three generations of Navajo family members posing in Monument Valley, AZ

Najavo woman smiling with baby against Monument Valley mesas

Two Navajo men sitting on horses in red sandy Arizona desert

Mature Native American man riding a horse in sand desert

Navajo man sitting on horse in Monument Valley

Older Navajo man wearing red bandana with blurred background

Two cowboys duel in Western theme park’s movie set