2020: The Year In Photos
Throughout the year, staff photographer Larry Kesterson took over 1,000 photos on campus; here are 12 of his favorite from 2020:
![Student closes eyes while holding candle during nighttime vigil](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/news-events/year-end-1.jpg.webp?itok=im7iut0l)
MLK Commemoration Candlelight Vigil in remembrance of those who have suffered—and are suffering—injustices in the fight for equity and inclusion at the Black Cultural Center (Jan. 22, 2020.).
![Time-lapse night photo of Singer Hall](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/news-events/year-end-2.jpg.webp?itok=tQYwlDQT)
Singer Hall at night (Jan. 22, 2020).
![Dormitory building lit up near twilight](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/news-events/year-end-12.jpg.webp?itok=upyhvzUb)
Night view of David Kemp Hall (Jan. 22, 2020).
![Student laying on ground reads book outdoors](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/news-events/year-end-5.jpg.webp?itok=3pZziaDC)
A student studies alone on Parrish Beach (March 2, 2020).
![Cherry blossom trees in full bloom](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/news-events/year-end-3.jpg.webp?itok=bSRuyU-H)
Spring blooms in front of Wharton Hall on an empty campus due to the COVID-19 pandemic (March 18, 2020).
![Woman puts on mask while looking at herself in the mirror](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/news-events/year-end-11.jpg.webp?itok=nHHAf9EG)
President Valerie Smith prepares to film her virtual commencement speech (May 10, 2020).
![Bell tower in background underneath blue sky with white clouds](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/news-events/year-end-4.jpg.webp?itok=f3F1GXcc)
Sun shines through the Clothier Tower (Aug. 6, 2020).
![Students observe social distancing outdoors while standing on separate squares](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/news-events/year-end-9.jpg.webp?itok=QKd5udfo)
“Speed-friending” on social distancing squares as part of first year student orientation (Sept. 2, 2020).
![Seated professor teaches small class outdoors](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/news-events/year-end-7.jpg.webp?itok=PnEbSO1f)
Professor of Religion Mark Wallace teaches class outdoors (Oct. 2, 2020).
![Students dance outdoors during night with light-up headphones](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/news-events/year-end-8.jpg.webp?itok=xeHwnfWD)
Students are illuminated by headphones while dancing to a “silent disco” on Parrish Beach (Oct. 17, 2020).
![Students walk outside in tall grass](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/news-events/year-end-10.jpg.webp?itok=n6E3rht_)
Sue MacQueen, Scott Arboretum Campus Engagement Coordinator, guides a walk in the Crum Woods to teach participants Shinrin Yoku, "forest bathing," the practice of being still with nature to reflect and absorb the calm it offers (Nov. 16, 2020).
![Outdoor arches framed in shadow during sunset](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/news-events/year-end-13.jpg.webp?itok=NCv_j6eV)
Daylight fades near Clothier Hall (Dec. 10, 2020).