Campus & Community

Autumn’s tapestry

Fall foliage adds dazzling color to the view of campus from across the Charles River.

Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer

Harvard Staff Photographers

December 11, 2023 2 min read

Photos capture the campus fall palette

Harvard’s campus and community through the lens of our photographers.

Students gather under a canopy of crimson foliage in Harvard Yard. Researchers harvest pumpkins at the Center for Astrophysics garden. Gardeners plant rows of elm trees at the Arnold Arboretum.

It’s autumn at Harvard.

We captured these scenes and more of the community connecting with each other and nature before temperatures cool along with the campus palette.

—Kris Snibbe

Autumn leaves shine like gold through a gate to Harvard Yard.

Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer

Corinne Furey ’25 reads on the MAC Quadrangle on a warm day.

Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer

A student walks through the entrance near Pforzheimer House in Radcliffe Quadrangle. — Trees frame the entrance to Pforzheimer House in Radcliffe Quadrangle and rowers on the Charles River.

Photos by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer

Rowers are pictured along the Charles River with the Eliot House tower in the background. — Trees frame the entrance to Pforzheimer House in Radcliffe Quadrangle and rowers on the Charles River.

Photos by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer

Bright foliage wreaths Harvard Stadium.

Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer

Kelly Young and Adam Fundytus plant an elm tree at the Arnold Arboretum. — Kelly Young and Adam Fundytus, seasonal gardeners with Horticulture Operations, plant an elm tree at the Arnold Arboretum.

Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer

Vendors sell seasonal fruits and vegetables at the weekly farmers market on Science Center Plaza.

Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer

Astronomer Rosemary Pike eyes a green pumpkin to pick at the Center for Astrophysics garden. — Astronomer Rosemary Pike eyes a green pumpkin to pick at the Center for Astrophysics garden.
Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer

View of the MAC Quad and Lowell House from Eliot House tower. — Astronomer Rosemary Pike eyes a green pumpkin to pick at the Center for Astrophysics garden.
Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer

Sunlit foliage frames Swartz Hall at the Divinity School.

Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer

Vanderbilt Hall at the Medical School.

Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer

Bright orange foliage is pictured by the Charles River. — Bright orange foliage by the Charles River and outside the Art Museums.

Photos by Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer

Bright orange foliage ic pictured outside the Art Museums. — Bright orange foliage by the Charles River and outside the Art Museums.

Photos by Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer

A class takes place outside CGIS Knafel.

Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer

Fall colors frame a person walking up the ramp of the Carpenter Center. — More fall colors at the Carpenter Center and reflected in Boylston Hall windows.

Photos by Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer

Fall colors are reflected in Boylston Hall windows. — More fall colors at the Carpenter Center and reflected in Boylston Hall windows.

Photos by Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer

You might like

Arts & Culture
Voice of a generation? Dylan’s is much more than that.

Classics professor who wrote ‘Why Bob Dylan Matters’ on the challenge of capturing a master of creative evasion

Audio 6 min read
Campus & Community
Universal, adaptable, wearable, vulnerable

‘On Display Harvard’ uses performance, zip ties, to bring attention to the UN’s International Day of Persons With Disabilities

5 min read
Campus & Community
Three Harvard students named Marshall Scholars

‘Chance of a lifetime’ for recipients whose fields include history, genomics, K-12 education

6 min read