Visual Essays

From lockdown to reopening: a visual journey of campus during and after COVID-19

Take a look at how campus crowds have changed throughout the pandemic. Our photo essay captures the changes from lockdown to reopening, with a poignant reminder of the remnants of COVID-19. 

Take a look at how campus crowds have changed throughout the pandemic. Our photo essay captures the changes from lockdown to reopening, with a poignant reminder of the remnants of COVID-19. 

This Week in Photos: Singing, snowing, and sparring

Life the before midterms is becoming more hectic: photographers catch the first snow and another Arch Sing in this week’s photos. 

Life the before midterms is becoming more hectic: photographers catch the first snow and another Arch Sing in this weeks’ photos. 

This Week in Photos: Rain or shine

For this week, students captured the erratically changing weather and the coming of spring. 

This Week in Photos: Springtime glow

This week, students captured sunsets and shows as the spring rolls in.

 For this week, student’s captured sunsets and Valentine’s Day celebrations as the spring rolls in. 

This Week in Photos: New year, same routine

As the new year and new semester begins, students fall back into the typical routine on Princeton’s campus. 

As the new year and new semester begins, students fall back into the typical routine on Princeton’s campus. 

From New York to Washington, D.C.: A Wintersession Photo Essay

“With such a fast-paced semester, it’s hard to get out of town and sightsee, or even just learn a new hobby. Luckily, Wintersession can be a remedy to that.”

“With such a fast-paced semester, it’s hard to get out of town and sightsee, or even just learn a new hobby. Luckily, Wintersession can be a remedy to that.”

This Week in Photos: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

As Thanksgiving break drew to a close, the town of Princeton swung into full gear with holiday decorations.

As Thanksgiving break drew to a close, the town of Princeton swung into full gear with holiday decorations. 

In Photos: How construction has changed campus

It seems like construction never ceases on campus. Fences abound, pathways are blocked, and cranes line the horizon. Take a look to see what campus looked like before construction versus after. 

It seems like construction never ceases on campus. Fences abound, pathways are blocked, and cranes line the horizon. Take a look to see what campus looked like before construction versus after.  

This Week in Photos: Fall leaves, holidays arrive

Campus bustled with student events as temperatures dropped and trees lost their autumn leaves. 

Campus bustled with student events as temperatures dropped and trees lost their autumn leaves. 

This Week in Photos: November comes to Princeton

Orange, red, and yellow leaves covered campus grounds as students returned from fall break and resumed their studies.

Orange, red, and yellow leaves covered campus grounds as students returned from fall break and resumed their studies.

In photos: Fall break adventures

The textures and colors of fall break, through the camera lenses of our staff.

The textures and colors of fall break, through the camera lenses of our staff.

This Week in Photos: Mid-semester in Mid-Autumn

Students took midterms and enjoyed fall foliage in the last week before Fall Break.

Students took midterms and enjoyed fall foliage in the last week before Fall Break.

In Photos: What does Indigenous look like to you?

“I think it is a blessing to be able to be Indigenous and to be in spaces that were not meant for me and to navigate them in a way that we’ve always been capable of doing.” Read our interviews with Indigenous students about their experiences being Indigenous at Princeton and beyond.

“I think it is a blessing to be able to be Indigenous and to be in spaces that were not meant for me and to navigate them in a way that we’ve always been capable of doing.” Read our interviews with Indigenous students about their experiences being Indigenous at Princeton and beyond.

This Week in Photos: Fall on campus

Students got involved on campus this week, both inside and outside, as fall swept over campus.

Students got involved on campus this week, both inside and outside, as fall swept over campus.

This Week in Photos: Semester in full swing

As fall comes to Princeton, club sports practice and compete, and students wander around campus. 

As fall comes to Princeton, club sports practice and compete, and students wander around campus.  

This Week in Photos: Campus as a construction site

This week, various construction projects continue to block off parts of campus as students begin their academic year at Princeton.

This week, various construction projects continue to block off parts of campus as students begin their academic year at Princeton.

Beyond Poe Field: A first look at Yeh College and New College West

Explore Princeton’s newest residential colleges in this vibrant photo essay. 

Explore Princeton’s newest residential colleges in this vibrant photo essay.  

Photo Essay: Trees of the Orange Bubble

Explore the trees of the Orange Bubble in this photo essay. 

 Explore the trees of the Orange Bubble in this photo essay.  

Space to grow: Comfort, change, and being queer at Princeton

“I want to spend a moment of thankfulness on the queer students at Princeton who have fought like hell to make this place home.”

“I want to spend a moment of thankfulness on the queer students at Princeton who have fought like hell to make this place home.”

Spring days at Princeton: A photo essay

Students spent the last weeks of class enjoying the outdoors, with surprise movie star sightings to round it all out. The Class of 2026 visited campus for the first in-person Princeton Preview in three years. 

Students spent the last weeks of class enjoying the outdoors, with surprise movie star sightings to round it all out. The Class of 2026 visited campus for the first in-person Princeton Preview in three years.