Photography

• To hire a photographer or schedule a photoshoot please submit your request through ServiceNow. Unfortunately due to the large volume of preplanned work and new requests, not every request can be accommodated. Note: We advise contacting us as early as possible in your event or project planning process. The best photographers are hard to get at the last minute.
• The Communications Office maintains a list of freelance photographers. We are available to help you find the best photographer for your needs and as time permits provide planning and management for a photoshoot. Submit your request through ServiceNow.

To provide HLS with cost-effective, high-quality imagery of the campus, student life, events, and staff/faculty for use in HLS print and web publications we maintain an ever- expanding digital library of HLS images that goes back to 1985.

Galleries from our photo library containing the most recent HLS images are accessible through the links below. These galleries are easy to use, searchable, and updated regularly. Please note that these galleries are only accessible to members of the HLS community. You must be logged into HLS’s VPN to access them.

• Campus
• Students
• Classroom

Additional resources:

• For assistance finding post-1985 images of HLS events, programs, faculty/staff portraits, and more not found in the links above please submit a ticket in ServiceNow.
• For assistance locating HLS images prior to 1985 please contact HLS Historical & Special Collections
• Please direct rights and usage questions regarding HLS images found on the HLS website, in our digital photo library, or elsewhere please contact us through ServiceNow
•  All HLS images from the photo library are for editorial and educational use only.
• Appropriate credit must be given with each and every use.
• All images must display the photo credit preferably the name of the photographer, when available.
• You may not use, reproduce, store, alter, or transfer any of the images to a third party without the prior written permission of the Communications Office.

Please note these restrictions for photography/recording on the HLS campus:

• Students may not be photographed or filmed for any reason without express permission from the HLS Office of Communications.
• Classes in session may not be photographed or filmed for any reason without express permission from the HLS Office of Communications.
• For audio/video recording, we require signatures on Recording Agreements (available below) from each student, staff member and faculty member being filmed or recorded.
• The inside of buildings may not be filmed/photographed without express permission from the HLS Office of Communications. Filming/photographing the exterior of buildings is permissible, as long as there is no disruption to the campus and no students are filmed without permission. Photographers and film crews should always request permission by submitting the HLS Campus Photography/Recording Permission Request at least 72 hours before arriving on campus.
• The HLS Office of Communications reserves the right to review recorded material prior to its publication and we reserve the right to use the media for our own promotional purposes on our web site or via other channels.
• All recording/photography should be completed in a timely and unobtrusive manner, without disruption to the academic environment.

• Email: photo@law.harvard.edu with image requests. Please list the types(s) of images you need as well as details on where and when the images will be used.
• For confirmation of image rights and usage of Harvard Law School photos email: photo@law.harvard.edu.
  • HLS images for editorial and educational use only unless indicated otherwise.
  • Appropriate credit must be given with each and every use.
  • All images must display the photo credit preferably the name of the photographer, when available.
  • You may not use, reproduce, store, alter, or transfer any of the images to a third party without the prior written permission of the Communications Office.

Please note these restrictions for photography/recording on the HLS campus:

• Students may not be photographed or filmed for any reason without express permission from the HLS Office of Communications.
• Classes in session may not be photographed or filmed for any reason without express permission from the HLS Office of Communications.
• For audio/video recording, we require signatures on Recording Agreements (available below) from each student, staff member and faculty member being filmed or recorded.
• The inside of buildings may not be filmed/photographed without express permission from the HLS Office of Communications. Filming/photographing the exterior of buildings is permissible, as long as there is no disruption to the campus and no students are filmed without permission. Photographers and film crews should always request permission by submitting the HLS Campus Photography/Recording Permission Requestat least 72 hours before arriving on campus.
• The HLS Office of Communications reserves the right to review recorded material prior to its publication and we reserve the right to use the media for our own promotional purposes on our web site or via other channels.
• All recording/photography should be completed in a timely and unobtrusive manner, without disruption to the academic environment.