Photography

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

All from this series

  • 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.

    Stephen Coit, the artist of the Harvard Foundation Portraiture Project, is pictured in his Cambridge home.
  • In defense of winter

    Harvard photographer Rose Lincoln shows winter’s critics why they should embrace the season.

    Valentina Iacobciuc and Elena Fevraleva frolic in the Conifer Collection at the Arnold Arboretum.
  • A guide to Harvard’s toasty fireplaces

    As the weather outside gets frightful, the Harvard community might find these fires delightful.

  • 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.

    A glass door looking into a museum of Harvard historical instruments.
  • 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.

    Allie Jeffay wears a large, white sun hat and sunglasses.
  • 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.

    Aysha Upchurch teaches Hip Hop Dance in Farkas Hall.
  • 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.

    Autumn leaves are on display outside the Carpenter Center.
  • The path to sustainable commuting

    Photographers capture the Harvard community taking steps toward a more sustainable commute.

    Polina Kehayova and Anna Kehayova ride scooters on the sidewalk, and Florian Engert rides rollerblades on the street.
  • Frames of mind: A window onto Harvard’s campus

    A window Into Harvard’s campus through the lens of a camera.

    Student walking up stairway with colorful flags hanging from ceiling.
  • Blades of glory

    Rowing blades feature designs, most often inspired by shields and mascots, distinctive to each School and House at Harvard.

  • 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…

    Two students stand under Sever Hall archway.
  • ‘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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Their favorite things

    The Gazette asks first-year students to name the most cherished thing in their suitcases.

  • 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.

    Students carrying a couch
  • 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.

    Harvard first year student standing in front of student artwork on wall.
  • 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.

    Luke Scanlon acts like an airplane during the American Repertory Theater workshop.
  • Passing the barre

    A photo gallery captures the hard work leading up to Harvard Ballet Company’s recent performance.

    Feet of a dancer in the “B-Plus” position.
  • The simple joy of pets

    Phillips Brooks House program brings dogs to a local rehab center to interact with residents.

    Man holding small dog
  • Chicken soup for the soul

    Harvard Divinity School graduate Israel Buffardi experienced an unconventional journey to his Unitarian Universalist ministry.

    Israel Buffardi faces congregants sitting at tables outside, holding up focaccia he made for a Sacred Supper.
  • 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.

    Angela Merkel speaks from podium.
  • Crimson EMS in action

    A student-run emergency medical services organization at Harvard, Crimson CMS facilitates the training, certification, and volunteer service of EMTs.

    Terzah Hill observes Evan Komorowski and Thomas Wobby moving a gurney.
  • 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.

    Parker Quartet and Brattle Street Chamber Players perform on stage.
  • 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

  • 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.

    Eliot Indian Bible.
  • 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.

  • Embracing motion and stillness

    Harvard staff photographer Rose Lincoln finds moments of motion and stillness, giving you a reason to pause.

    Visitors walk the path from Memorial Church toward Widener Library.
  • Winter warm-up

    Harvard Wintersession students picked up new skills during the break with classes that ranged from joke-writing to synthetic biology.