Photography

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

All from this series

  • Back to play

    After Ivy League COVID shutdown, players return to field with new perspective.

    Silhouette of person at stadium.

  • Ideas captured in chalk on slate

    They offer windows into the problems, questions, theories, arguments on students’ minds this semester.

    Hakim Walker writes on math lounge chalkboard.

  • A year of revelations

    Baking, gardening, and other activities taken up during COVID provided a new perspective.

    Julie Field and her friends Gee Kiwanuka, Stephanie Tilton and Eleanor Kuchar are pictured with her mule Gulliver.

  • The best thing I’ve done since return to campus

    Harvard students talk about their best experiences since resuming in-person College life.

    Chibueze Nzekwe, Sara Dahiya, Nathan Le.

  • Sailors’ delight

    Snapshots of Harvard’s sailing team practicing on the Charles River.

    Harvard sailing team members Katie Barkin and Paul Kuechler, both ’22, navigate a drill on the Charles.

  • Above and beyond

    Gazette photographers take us to the top for views from Harvard’s most scenic vantage points.

    Memorial Hall and Memorial Church are pictured from above.

  • New learning curve

    After 18 months away, Harvard students returned cautiously and excitedly to physical classrooms across campus.

    Linsey Moyer teaches "Quantitative Physiology as a Basis for Bioengineering."

  • Simple brilliance

    In the summertime the days lengthen, the landscape brightens, calling to mind crisp sheets on a clothesline, billowy clouds, or a crisp culinary uniform.

  • Driven to provide health care

    After COVID hiatus, Harvard’s Family Van gears up again.

    Harvard University's Family Van travels through the city of Boston providing basic medical attention to underserved communities in the Metro-Boston area.

  • The serendipity of solitude

    A breath of fresh air, meditation, or a yoga stretch during a “sun salutation” are simple ways to center yourself during challenging times.

    Jessica Chang practices yoga.

  • Real scenes from an online graduation day

    Capturing the moments of celebration as Harvard recognizes the Class of 2021.

    Friends and families meet.

  • The cap (and gown) on a most unusual senior year

    Harvard Class of ’21 reflects on experiences, gains, and losses during a challenging pandemic year.

  • Here comes the sun, on Memorial Drive

    Joggers, walkers, cyclists, and skateboarders enjoy the weekend closure of Memorial Drive along the Charles River.

    Members of the Cambridge community gather on the lawn by the Weeks Footbridge along Memorial Drive.

  • They studied medicine, and suddenly COVID too

    HMS students share how coronavirus and the pandemic changed their expectations and experiences of the last year.

    Gordon Hall at Harvard Medical School is pictured.

  • Rediscovering the Square

    In Harvard Square, new businesses emerge and old favorites awaken after a long pandemic year.

    The Former Out of Town News Stand is covered in snow.

  • Where the wild things are

    Capturing the creatures that grace Harvard’s buildings, gates, and shields

    Lion statue.

  • The House that will be home

    On Housing Day, first-year students learn where they will spend their next years at Harvard, and the Houses are as varied as the residents who inhabit them.

    Kirkland House is reflected in the windows of Winthrop House.

  • A day at the beech

    A photo gallery shows off the perseverance and beauty of the beech trees at the Arnold Arboretum.

  • Winter wisdom

    Photographers showcase decades of winter scenes on campus.

    Houses on River.

  • Move-in day, without those hugs

    Harvard’s campus opens up during move-in day.

    Walking with boxes.

  • The unique and beautiful await

    Artists from Harvard’s Ed Portal worked from their homes, shops, and studios to amass a catalog of treasures for sale at the fourth-annual winter market.

    Triptych of art.

  • Life along the Charles from sunrise to sunset

    The Charles River teems with life from sunrise to sunset, as Gazette photographers witnessed.

    Runner along Charles.

  • Autumnal exposures: Colorful moments in passing

    From sunrise to sunset, Harvard photographer Rose Lincoln captured the beauty of autumn as it swept across the University’s campus surrounding community.

    Overview from the Smith Campus Center.

  • Testing for COVID, ensuring safety

    Harvard is testing those who return regularly to campus for COVID-19 at two locations, including Harvard Stadium in Allston. Here are photos of how it’s working.

    COVID-19 testing takes place in the open-air concourse of Harvard Stadium.

  • A symphony of seasons

    Gazette photographer Kris Snibbe captures the four seasons at Harvard, paying tribute to Vivaldi.

    Katherine Miclau ’20 studies in Lowell House courtyard.

  • Architects of their future

    For the first time in its history, the Harvard Graduate School of Design has four Native American students enrolled.

    Gund Hall at Harvard School of Graduate Design.

  • An enduring bond

    Four sets of roommates from the Class of 2020 gave the Gazette a glimpse of life inside the dorms back in 2017. Where are they now?

    Roommates Tatiana Patino and Walburga Khumalo are pictured as first-year students and then as seniors before they move off campus.

  • WHRB keeps classical connections

    In the time of COVID-19, Harvard student radio station pays tribute to canceled concerts.

    WHRB president Allison Pao ‘21, at the station with her mandolin.

  • Harvard, in the background

    Harvard’s best angles, to display in the background of conference calls.

    The John Harvard Statue is pictured with the American flat in Harvard Yard.

  • Harbingers of Housing Day

    The background and history of the Harvard House mascots and the students beneath the masks.

    All twelve House mascots are pictured in costume striking a pose.