An Extraordinary Year in Pictures
![Sun Shining Through Wall Building and Shonibare Sculpture](/sites/default/files/styles/small_16x9/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_040.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=VT_qGLba)
They masked up, stood apart and invented new ways to have fun.
They marched for social justice, created a Black Lives Matter mural, and voted in record numbers. They stood in lines twice a week to get tested for COVID-19, and later, to get the vaccines.
The 2020-2021 school year will stand out as one of history’s toughest and most challenging. Davidson College students met those challenges and by year’s end, saw a bright light in the pandemic tunnel.
College photographer Christopher Record, and student photographers Claire Tatum ’24 and Sydney Schertz ’24 were there for it all. Here’s a look back at the people, places and events of an extraordinary year from the perspectives of Record and the student photographers he mentored.
![Students in Masks Hold Signs Welcoming New Student Class](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_003.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=LbJ3_oik)
![Chambers Building at Night](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_002.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=S2W6iJq3)
![Wildcat Statue with Mask](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2020-12/22.jpg?h=f405c703&itok=MBpk0w0t)
![Social Justice Event - Football Team on the Green](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2020-08/SocialJusticeEvent_07.jpg?h=c3635fa2&itok=PuwSBn9i)
![Student at COVID Testing Site on Campus Labelling Collection Tube](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_004.jpg?h=98b0c24e&itok=r4CRA0GC)
![Cindy Hauser Leads Class of Students with Social Distance Seating Chart and Mask Wearing](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2020-12/26.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=oDslzHzj)
![Students in Masks Play Spike Ball on Chambers Lawn](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_008.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=_ph104NW)
![College Crisis Initiative Students and Chris Marsicano Meet Masked at Hub](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2020-12/7.jpg?h=265e640d&itok=gakPckZQ)
![Carol Quillen on Zoom for Reynolds Lecture](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_009.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=U7BSEm3h)
![Students act out a zombie scene on Chambers steps](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-01/UbiOrtaPestilentia_001.jpg?h=3ae1b700&itok=FbytrYwn)
![Library front with CNN monitors and recording crew and equipment](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2020-10/CNNPresidentialDebatePanel_1.jpg?h=53db5360&itok=Msol0Ne8)
![Outdoor Class with Masks](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_011.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=wH9rJ_1t)
![Lacrosse Students in Gear and Masks in Field](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_medium/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_014.jpg?h=63bf57a8&itok=BlZkyKMC)
![Pumpkin Carving with Masks on Campus](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_013.jpg?h=fb5fb322&itok=13Ge3Jbt)
![Van on Richardson Circle Drops Students Off After Voting](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_015.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=w6HeddwG)
![Students Play Giant Chess](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_022.jpg?h=277d185b&itok=TmdMSZUf)
![Tree has Orange Leaves and Student Walks by in Mask](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2020-12/0.jpg?h=065f0911&itok=qy0myZC5)
![Black Lives Matter Mural](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2020-12/BlackLivesMatterMural_02.jpg?h=03efbb8a&itok=1gvBBse_)
![We Are in This Together Neon Art Reflected in Window with Shonibare Sculpture](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_018.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=O8bln--N)
![Students in Mask Play Frisbee on Chambers Lawn](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_019.jpg?h=0d27ee61&itok=7VGd0MyH)
![Student Performing in Theatre Piece with Mask](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_021.jpg?h=f430166f&itok=leutNiiJ)
![Sunset with Moon and Stars Over Campus](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_020.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=DvL1ex4a)
![Blooming Trees and Students Lounging and Walking on Lawn](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_024.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=lvFsmarO)
![Student in Hammock Reading](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_023_0.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=G8y7suFo)
![Maurice Norman at Unveiled and Unvarnished](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_025.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=HnDLSiYz)
![Students Have Class Outside Near Dana and Watson](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_027.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=A8NAI1rf)
![Football Team on Sidelines and Coach Abel Cheering](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_026.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=XwSPC_jT)
![Students Lay Together on Grass](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_028.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=mrxLD7uY)
![Dog and Student in Mask Hanging Out](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_029.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=ITVKjIMb)
![Ferris Wheel on Campus for Mini Break with Students in Masks](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_031_1.jpg?h=fb5fb322&itok=4GO0nGDw)
![Carol Quillen at Verna Case Symposium](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_033.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=Pqh2ccwY)
![Well in the Background of Blooming Pink Azalea Flowers](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_medium/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_032.jpg?h=5bc70ff0&itok=7nzBJYcH)
![Student in Mask Being Vaccinated](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_medium/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_030.jpg?h=5d6d9725&itok=VN51g4DE)
![Student Playing Banjo and Other Musicians](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_036.jpg?h=06234bb2&itok=r036r_42)
![Student at Verna Case with Dog](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_035.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=ewqlAxoT)
![Verna Case Symposium Crowd with Masks](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_034.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=xqVWTlTR)
![Campus during Commencement at Richardson Stadium](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_037.jpg?h=3c3036f2&itok=T8Sm9iqg)
![Student Holding Diploma at Commencement](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_038.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=kdkt_6V-)
![Students Hugging at Commencement](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2021-05/AcademicYearInPhotos_039.jpg?h=1b180910&itok=TRhRW-hw)
Published
- May 26, 2021
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- Christopher Record
- Claire Tatum '24
- Sydney Schertz '24