A beautiful sense of place

View the vibrant life and work taking place on Notre Dame’s iconic campus, captured through the lens of our University photographers.

A close-up of a bronze statue of a person looking upward, holding a book or tablet, with blurred sunlight and foliage in the background.
A female researcher with curly hair and clear safety glasses looks intently into a microscope.
A man kneels in prayer before the illuminated Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes at Notre Dame, with pink flowers blurred in the foreground and a Virgin Mary statue above.
A low-angle view of the Hesburgh Library at Notre Dame, partially obscured by flowering trees under a bright blue sky with a sunburst.
A low-angle view of the Golden Dome of the Main Building at Notre Dame, with the sunburst directly above it against a bright blue sky with clouds.

Plunging into winter

The month in photos, January 2026

A snow-covered parking lot at the University of Notre Dame. Dozens of cars are buried under thick mounds of white snow, with one yellow Jeep featuring an ND logo on the spare tire cover visible amidst the winter landscape.

Recent photo essays

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame is framed by trees, with a path leading towards it under a vibrant sky. A large stone monument with water cascading down its sides has a polished black surface in the foreground with a reflective inscription and a cross visible through the water. The Sacred Heart of Jesus statue at Notre Dame, with arms outstretched, is seen against a backdrop of bare trees and a vibrant pink and blue sunset sky.

Photography at Notre Dame

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