Photography

Snapshots from the first week of class capture enthusiasm for the year ahead.

High-schoolers get taste of everyday campus life through archival materials, some featuring Harvard’s most famous alumni.

Fantasy worlds from Middle Earth to Westeros come to life in Harvard Library exhibit.

The early photo technique — and stories of people in front of, behind camera — get new exposure as Harvard digitizes vast collection.

Photo gallery features images that reflect moments of joy, quiet contentment, and companionship.

As Harvard’s 29th president prepares to step down, we look back at a tenure marked by profound challenges and ambitious initiatives.

In photos, we look back on a week of festivities celebrating 2023 graduates.

Arts First took over stages, museums, and other venues across Harvard’s campus during the four-day festival.

Eight student poets pick a corner of the city with historical, personal meaning and read an original work.

Students make 22-foot skiff in “silent” workshop that puts emphasis on observation — and a good hammering rhythm.

Over a two-day workshop, students created a charcoal drawing of someone important to them.

Harvard’s Pacific octopus specimen has lived on campus since about 1883. Now, fully restored, the model hangs in the Northwest Labs building.

Makeda Best on images she chose for award-winning “Devour the Land,” which depicts environmental toll of militarism in U.S.

Harvard photographers document the vibrant return to campus life after two years of pandemic restrictions.

A kaleidoscopic view of campus.

To start the day right or wind down in peace, many of us rely on rituals, whether physical or spiritual. Here are four rituals that carry us through.

Meet Sasha, newest member of Harvard police force. Her duty? To spread joy.

We asked a group of first-years to tell us about themselves. Read their answers now, before they change.

The students and the shops may change in Harvard Square, but its spirit and streets carry on.

Realistic mummy portraits, on view at Harvard Art Museums, shed light on life, death in multicultural Roman era 2,000 years ago

Classrooms across Harvard College came back to life last week with the start of the new academic year.

Harvard Ed Portal program offers skill-building activities for Allston-Brighton students in grades 2-8.

Gazette photographer Kris Snibbe captures the geometry found in spaces and places on campus.

Harvard’s Dragon Boat racers find fun, fellowship, and amazing views of Boston.

Festive rites and poignant moments as Classes of 2022, 2021, and 2020 gather to mark milestone.

Photographer captures the campus details that often go over our heads.

For the first time since 2020, Arts First returned to live performances on Harvard’s campus.

Pioneering prints from the Brandywine Workshop and Archives now hang on the walls of the Harvard Art Museums.

Four artists who happen to work at Harvard during their other hours say why the creative arts are important to theme.

Gazette photographers use the cyanotype printing process to capture Harvard Yard trees.