2024 was a demanding but formative year for The Diamondback’s photo desk. Our photographers covered topics such as November’s general election in College Park and Prince George’s County, student reactions to Israel’s war in Gaza, ongoing Purple Line construction and intense moments for Maryland athletics.
We have focused on the integrity and quality of our coverage this year. Our photographers consistently overcame challenges and proved themselves to be transparent and professional.
Our audience sees less than a percent of the thousands of photos the desk produces. This year in review aims to showcase both published work and images that would otherwise remain unseen.
We are proud to present our edition of The Diamondback’s Year in Pictures.
— Giuseppe LoPiccolo and Neelay Sachdeva, Photo editors
JanuaryThe front of McKeldin Library on Jan. 16, 2024 after multiple inches of snow blanketed campus. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/The Diamondback)
A sheep stands in the snow at the Campus Farm on Jan. 18, 2024. (Neelay Sachdeva/The Diamondback)
University of Maryland students fall over each other while sledding down a snowy hill on Jan. 16, 2024. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/The Diamondback)
Construction workers continue work on the Purple Line outside Hornbake Library on Jan. 25, 2024. (Neelay Sachdeva/The Diamondback)
Alan Hew, a District 1 College Park City Council member, during a meeting on Jan. 21, 2024. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/The Diamondback)
A car passes by Iron Rooster under the Hotel at the University of Maryland on Jan. 31, 2024. (Neelay Sachdeva/The Diamondback)
Jaxon Smith faces his opponent during Maryland wrestling’s 42-6 loss to Penn State on Jan. 28, 2024. (Eric Robinson/The Diamondback)
February
Attendees take a selfie during the Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy office’s Black Prom on Feb. 17, 2024. The prom is one of a series of MICA-hosted events to celebrate Black History Month. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)
Attendees of the Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy office’s Black Prom in the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center on Feb. 17, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)
The exterior of the Iribe Center on Feb. 2, 2024. (Akash Raghu/The Diamondback)
Protestors advocating for permanent rent stabilization in Prince George’s County rally outside of the Wayne K. Curry Administration Building in Largo on Feb. 9, 2024. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/The Diamondback)
Maryland athletic director Damon Evans speaks in front of the baseball team at the Varsity Team House on Feb. 14, 2024. (Neelay Sachdeva/The Diamondback)
University of Maryland Police vehicles sit outside of the Pocomoke Building on Feb. 5, 2024. (Alexa Yang/The Diamondback)
Jahmir Young goes for a layup during Maryland men's basketball's 68-61 loss against Northwestern on Feb. 28, 2024. (Rohan Pandit/The Diamondback)
Jakia Brown-Turner jumps with the ball during Maryland women’s basketball’s 93-85 loss to the Hawkeyes on Feb. 3, 2024. (Rohan Pandit/The Diamondback)
Julian Reese jumps to shoot the ball during Maryland men’s basketball’s 63-46 win against Rutgers on Feb. 25, 2024. (Rohan Pandit/The Diamondback)
MarchThe M Circle on March 4, 2024. (Neelay Sachdeva/The Diamondback)
A portion of Guilford Woods adjacent to Terrapin Row on March 5, 2024. (Adelia McGuire/The Diamondback)
The exterior of Stamp Student Union on March 10, 2024. (Kaya Bogot/The Diamondback)
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) speaks at the Irving and Renee Milchberg Endowed Lecture in the Toll Physics Building on March 28, 2024. (Daryl Perry/The Diamondback)
Protesters hold a banner that says “RASKIN: STOP ARMING ISRAEL” after the Irving and Renee Milchberg Endowed Lecture in the Toll Physics Building on March 28, 2024. (Daryl Perry/The Diamondback)
Caelum Swanton-Rodger dunks the ball during Maryland men's basketball's 65-51 win against Rutgers on March 13, 2024. (Jordan Budney/The Diamondback)
Emma Silberman performs her balance beam routine during the Maryland quad on March 1, 2024. (Eric Robinson/The Diamondback)
Lauren Brendlinger performs on the balance beam during the Maryland quad on March 1, 2024. (Eric Robinson/The Diamondback)
Track and field athlete Tyler Baruch lands a jump at the Maryland Invitational on March 23, 2024. (Eric Robinson/The Diamondback)
A track and field athlete jumps at the Maryland Invitational on March 23, 2024. (Eric Robinson/The Diamondback)
A track and field athlete jumps above a bar at the Maryland Invitational on March 23, 2024. (Eric Robinson/The Diamondback)
AprilA composite of the partial solar eclipse captured outside Prince Frederick Hall on April 8, 2024. (Akash Raghu/The Diamondback)
An eclipse viewer looks through a telescope outside of Glenn L. Martin Hall on April 8, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)
The partial solar eclipse captured outside Prince Frederick Hall on April 8, 2024. (Akash Raghu/The Diamondback)
Crowds gather on McKeldin Mall to view the solar eclipse on McKeldin Mall on April 8, 2024. (Daryl Perry/The Diamondback)
Hoso Terra Toma performs at SEE's annual Drag Show, hosted in the Stamp Student Union Grand Ballroom on April 11, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)
Volunteers gather outside the University of Maryland public health school to plant wildflowers for Earth Day on April 22, 2024. (Kaya Bogot/The Diamondback)
Students visit The Clothesline Project at McKeldin Mall on April 10, 2024. (Alexa Yang/The Diamondback)
A biker crosses McKeldin Mall during Bike Week on April 10, 2024. (Adelia McGuire/The Diamondback)
Chris Hacopian sits in Maryland baseball's dugout on April 25, 2024. (Eric Robinson/The Diamondback)
Kenny Lippman throws a pitch during Maryland baseball’s 15-4 loss against Indiana on April 5, 2024. (Akash Raghu/The Diamondback)
A player bats during Maryland baseball’s 15-4 loss against Indiana on April 5, 2024. (Akash Raghu/The Diamondback)
Bri Godfrey pitches during Maryland softball’s 9-0 loss to Rutgers on April 10, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)
MayDaniel Kelly looks at the crowd of Notre Dame fans after Maryland men’s lacrosse’s 15-5 loss in the NCAA championship game on May 27, 2024. (Eric Robinson/The Diamondback)
Luke Wierman fights for the ball during Maryland men’s lacrosse’s 16-8 NCAA tournament first round win against Princeton on May 11, 2024. (Eric Robinson/The Diamondback)
Daniel Kelly fights towards the goal during Maryland men’s lacrosse’s 16-8 NCAA tournament first round win over Princeton on May 11, 2024. (Eric Robinson/The Diamondback)
Jack McDonald stands on the field during Maryland men's lacrosse's 16-8 NCAA tournament first round win over Princeton on May 11, 2024. (Eric Robinson/The Diamondback)
JuneConstruction activity at the University of Maryland during summer break. (Neelay Sachdeva/The Diamondback)Workers continue construction on the University of Maryland campus during summer break. (Neelay Sachdeva/The Diamondback)
JulyTaco Bell next to Route 1 under construction on July 24, 2024. (Neelay Sachdeva/The Diamondback)
August
About 15,000 white flags, each representing about 10 Palestinians killed and harmed by Israel’s war in Gaza across 10 months, sit planted on McKeldin Mall in an event organized by the University of Maryland’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter on Aug. 27, 2024. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/The Diamondback)
Republican U.S. Senate candidate and former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan chats with press outside the College Park Community Center. Hogan visited Paint Branch Elementary School on Aug. 29, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)
Tai Felton celebrates a first down during Maryland football's 50-7 win against UConn on Aug. 31, 2024. (Akash Raghu/The Diamondback)
SeptemberThe exterior of Wicomico Hall on Sept. 15, 2024. (Kaya Bogot/The Diamondback)
Students watch the presidential debate during a watch party hosted by the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement, Black Girls Vote and several academic departments on Sept. 10, 2024. (Alexa Yang/The Diamondback)
A student watches the first debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on Sept. 10, 2024. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/The Diamondback)
Zach Astrof, a sophomore government and politics major, sits outside Tydings Hall on Sept. 30, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)
Closed shops sit behind a fence at the old Campus Village Shoppes complex on Baltimore Avenue on Sept. 29, 2024. (Neelay Sachdeva/The Diamondback)
Cars sit parked in Lot 1 on Sept. 22, 2024. (Kaya Bogot/The Diamondback)
Hailey Alm holds her son, Simon, at the University of Maryland arboretum's Walk with an Arborist & Your Baby! event on Sept. 13, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)Peyton Bernard goes for a header during Maryland women’s soccer’s 4-0 win over VCU on Sept. 8, 2024. (Neelay Sachdeva/The Diamondback)
OctoberA flock of birds fly above the Greenbelt Bus Lot on Oct. 2, 2024. (Adelia McGuire/The Diamondback)
Students gather outside of Maryland Hillel on Oct. 7, 2024, during a vigil honoring hostages taken by Hamas one year prior. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/The Diamondback)
Students walk behind barricades along the perimeter of McKeldin Mall on Oct. 7, 2024 during a daylong event honoring Palestinians killed in the last year. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/The Diamondback)
A banner that says “LET THEM GO NOW!” displayed on Hornbake Plaza on Oct. 7, 2024 during a memorial for hostages taken by Hamas in its Oct. 7, 2023 attack. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/The Diamondback)
Jill Bradbury, the University of Maryland’s first full-time Deaf faculty member, poses for a portrait on Oct. 30, 2024. (Alexa Yang/The Diamondback)Tai Felton walks during Maryland football’s 37-10 loss to Northwestern on Oct. 11, 2024. (Akash Raghu/The Diamondback)
Fans celebrate Maryland football’s 29-28 win against USC after rushing onto SECU Stadium’s field on Oct. 19, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)
Tai Felton fights for the endzone during Maryland football’s 29-28 win against USC on Oct. 19, 2024. (Lincoln Polan/The Diamondback)
November
Students stand in line preparing to vote at Stamp Student Union on Nov. 5, 2024. (Akash Raghu/The Diamondback)
Students vote at Stamp Student Union on Nov. 5, 2024. (Alexa Yang/The Diamondback)
College Park community members line up to vote in the general election at the College Park City Hall on Nov. 5, 2024. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/The Diamondback)
Voting booths sit inside Adele H. Stamp Student Union during the general election on Nov. 5, 2024. (Akash Raghu/The Diamondback)
Angela Alsobrooks celebrates her victory in the race for U.S. Senate during her election night watch party at The Hotel at the University of Maryland on Nov. 5, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)
Angela Alsobrooks supporters celebrate her U.S. Senate victory at The Hotel at the University of Maryland on Nov. 5, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)
The exterior of Greene Turtle off Knox Road on Nov. 10, 2024. (Neelay Sachdeva/The Diamondback)
A dish washer stands beside a commercial dishwasher at Yahentamitsi Dining Hall on Nov. 15, 2024. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/The Diamondback)
Food sits ready to be placed into industrial ovens at Yahentamitsi Dining Hall on Nov. 15, 2024. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/The Diamondback)
Kitchen surfaces and workstations at Yahentamitsi Dining Hall on Nov. 15, 2024. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/The Diamondback)
University of Maryland President Darryll Pines delivers his biannual State of the Campus Address to members of the University Senate on Dec. 5, 2024. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/The Diamondback)A Mighty Sound of Maryland member prepares for the band’s pregame performance before the football game on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)
Mighty Sound of Maryland director Andrea Brown conducts the band during rehearsal at SECU Stadium on Nov. 4, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)
A Mighty Sound of Maryland member plays the trumpet during the band’s pregame performance on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)
The Mighty Sound of Maryland sings their halftime performance inside The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center before the football game on Nov. 16, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)
Members of the University of Maryland club sailing team pull a small sailboat onto a dock after a practice on Nov. 1, 2024. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/The Diamondback)
Members of the University of Maryland club sailing team sail during a practice on the Chesapeake Bay on Nov. 1, 2024. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/The Diamondback)
Members of the University of Maryland club sailing team sail during a practice on the Chesapeake Bay on Nov. 1, 2024. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/The Diamondback)
Testudo points at the camera during Maryland volleyball's 3-1 loss to Penn State on Nov. 17, 2024. (Neelay Sachdeva/The Diamondback)Eva Rohrbach jumps for a block during Maryland volleyball's 3-0 loss against Purdue on Nov. 1, 2024. (Akash Raghu/The Diamondback)
December
Ava McKennie goes for a lay-up during Maryland women’s basketball’s 87-52 win over Mount St. Mary’s on Dec. 3, 2024. (Jordan Budney/The Diamondback)
Jordan Geronimo dunks the ball during Maryland men’s basketball’s 87-60 win against Syracuse on Dec. 21, 2024/(Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)
Chris Moore, the University of Maryland’s new dining services director, poses for a portrait outside of his office in South Campus Dining Hall on Dec. 3, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)
A statue of the University of Maryland’s mascot, the diamondback terrapin, sits in front of Van Munching Hall on Dec. 9, 2024. (Kaya Bogot/The Diamondback)
A sign outside the College Park Metro Station on Dec. 8, 2024. (Sam Cohen/The Diamondback)
Edited by Giuseppe LoPiccolo and Neelay Sachdeva, Photo editors
Photos by The Diamondback's staff photographers:
Kaya Bogot, Jordan Budney, Sam Cohen, Giuseppe LoPiccolo, Lincoln Polan, Adelia McGuire, Neelay Sachdeva, Akash Raghu and Alexa Yang
Alumni
Autumn Hengen, Rohan Pandit, Daryl Perry and Eric Robinson
