Photography
Harvard’s campus and community through the lens of our photographers.
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Campus & Community
‘There are secrets to unlock’
Harvard’s practice of preservation plays key role in future research
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Arts & Culture
Science Center Plaza is alive with the sound of music
Harvard Arts Fest brings artmaking and creativity to campus
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Campus & Community
When creativity calls
Harvard staff cultivate talents that flourish beyond the gates
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Campus & Community
Getting into the swing of things
Students plan concert with saxophonist and composer Ted Nash that ends with enlightening dinner conversation
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Campus & Community
The House that will be home
Housing Day — one of Harvard’s most beloved traditions — marks a milestone for first-years
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It was a week like no other
Harvard photographer Rose Lincoln returned to campus this past weekend to capture the thoughts and images of students as they readied themselves to return home.
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Authors’ aerie
A photo gallery captures authors at work in the new home of Harvard’s creative writing program atop Lamont Library.
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A case study in portraiture
For 15 years, painter Stephen Coit ’71, M.B.A. ’77, has been quietly changing the walls of campus by adding dozens of portraits that better reflect Harvard’s diversity.
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In defense of winter
Harvard photographer Rose Lincoln shows winter’s critics why they should embrace the season.
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A guide to Harvard’s toasty fireplaces
As the weather outside gets frightful, the Harvard community might find these fires delightful.
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A collection of knowledge
Harvard’s Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments has grown to 20,000 objects, making it one of the three largest university collections of its kind.
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Come to the cabaret
“Truth Hurts: A Transformational Cabaret,” designed and performed by Harvard students in Theater, Dance & Media, embraces the anything-goes form in a dramatic satire of campus life.
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Hip-hop steps up
In Aysha Upchurch’s new course, “Hip Hop Dance: Exploring the Groove and the Movement Beneath and Beyond the Beat,” students learn the histories behind some of their favorite moves.
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The season of the soul
Gone are the warm, carefree days of summer; the cool, crisp air of a new season brings with it winds of change, and fall has arrived.
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The path to sustainable commuting
Photographers capture the Harvard community taking steps toward a more sustainable commute.
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Frames of mind: A window onto Harvard’s campus
A window Into Harvard’s campus through the lens of a camera.
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Blades of glory
Rowing blades feature designs, most often inspired by shields and mascots, distinctive to each School and House at Harvard.
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Gen Ed shopping spree
Students popped in and out of classrooms, labs, and lecture halls in the first days of the semester, hunting for just the right Gen Ed class — the one that…
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‘The first superhero that I ever came to know’
Incoming Harvard medical and dental students talk about the people who helped them most.
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How I wrote my Harvard essay
Late nights. Discarded drafts. That one great idea. Harvard first-years reflect on the agony and the ecstasy of writing their admissions essay.
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Big statue on campus
Whether you’re standing at the Harvard Statue in the morning, noon, or evening, the scene is almost always the same: Crowds of five, 10, or 50 converge to take a photo with the statue. For some, the statue is the embodiment of the University. For others a photo with it is just a box to check.
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At your service
More than 1,500 first-year students rolled up their sleeves and went to work across Greater Boston on Thursday for the Class of 2023 Day of Service.
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Their favorite things
The Gazette asks first-year students to name the most cherished thing in their suitcases.
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Making themselves at home in Harvard Yard
No blood, but some sweat and a few tears were on display as first-years moved into their Harvard Yard dorms Tuesday.
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A summer of helping
Harvard College first-year Ezra Feder spends his summer doing public service through Artists For Humanity, a nonprofit that provides employment in art and design to lower-income teens in the city.
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Summer explorers
For the fourth year, Harvard’s Summer Explorations helped local students stay sharp over the school break while learning in free weeklong workshops at the Ed Portal in Allston.
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Passing the barre
A photo gallery captures the hard work leading up to Harvard Ballet Company’s recent performance.
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The simple joy of pets
Phillips Brooks House program brings dogs to a local rehab center to interact with residents.
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Chicken soup for the soul
Harvard Divinity School graduate Israel Buffardi experienced an unconventional journey to his Unitarian Universalist ministry.
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Shining Commencement moments, captured
Not lost amid Harvard’s definitive ritual of revelry and accomplishment were the 6,665 graduates and their families, whose years of labor and sacrifice led them to the day.
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Crimson EMS in action
A student-run emergency medical services organization at Harvard, Crimson CMS facilitates the training, certification, and volunteer service of EMTs.
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Step, sing, and dance in time
The Harvard community came out to join in the 2019 Arts Festival with live music and dance performances, arts and crafts, theater, and more.
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Rocking the House(s)
Harvard Housing Day, when first-year students learn what House they’ll be living in beginning sophomore year, is a big celebration
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The beauty of the book in all its forms
For last semester’s seminar “Harvard’s Greatest Hits,” David Stern got about a dozen first-year students in a room and had them examine some of the rarest and oldest volumes at Houghton Library, Harvard’s rich and vast repository of art, culture, history and much, much more.
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Science fare
To highlight the range of research being done in Harvard’s science labs, we recently visited students doing hands-on work in fields from quantum science to biology to chemical engineering.