2025: The Year in Photos

The Communications Office

Look back on the past year through the lens of Occidental College Photographer and Videographer Marc Campos, as well as freelance photographer Sam Leigh.

Ranging from moments of triumph to casual moments of connection, we narrowed down an eventful year's worth of photography to our ten favorites. As we approach the end of 2025, take a moment to look back and enjoy these vibrant snapshots of the Occidental experience.

Occidental College students in a large formation on stage during a Dance Pro rehearsal
Occidental College students perform in a dress rehearsal of Dance Production on March 20 in Thorne Hall. Dance Pro is a student-led organization that creates all its own choreography and dancing. Photo by Marc Campos.

 

Two Occidental College students hug each other emotionally during Commencement 2025 celebrations
Graduates from the Occidental College Class of 2025 during an emotional moment at the Multi Graduation Celebration on May 15. Photo by Marc Campos.

 

A new Occidental College grad proudly holds up his diploma on Commencement Day 2025
The Occidental College community celebrates the Class of 2025 during Oxy’s Commencement ceremony on May 18 in the Remsen Bird Hillside Theater. Photo by Marc Campos.

 

Two students in a sunset-bathed landscape on Fiji Hill with beautiful soft lighting
Sunset over Occidental College's Fiji Hill on July 24 on the Los Angeles campus. Photo by Marc Campos.

 

a young woman with long blonde hair sits with her black dog on a couch in front of her Emmy award
Emma Choate '20 in her Highland Park home with dog George on Sept. 2. A Media Arts and Culture major at Oxy, Emma was a 2024 Emmy winner as part of the casting team last year for the Netflix series Love on the Spectrum. Photo by Marc Campos.

 

Graham Luethe with two of his Occidental professors on an empty lot in Altadena post-fires
UEP major Graham Luethe ’26 worked with John W. McMenamin Endowed Chair in Biology Gretchen North and Associate Professor of Economics Bevin Ashenmiller to study the aftermath of the Eaton Fires in Altadena from Jan. 2025. Photo by Marc Campos.

 

Two Occidental students in a biology lab looking at a plant growing under a hot pink light
Students in BIO 250, Plant Form & Function, measure transpiration of plants on Sept. 18 in the lab. Photo by Marc Campos.

 

Professor Sabrina Stierwalt inside an inflatable solar system, sticking her head out with a smile
Occidental families learn about astrophysics in an inflatable planetarium set up by Assistant Professor of Physics Sabrina Stierwalt on Oct. 17 during Homecoming and Family Weekend. Photo by Marc Campos.

 

An Occidental College classroom with Professor Nicholas Grebe and his baby son
Developmental Psychology class during "Baby Day" with Nicholas Grebe, assistant professor of psychology, and his baby, Leo. Photo by Marc Campos.

 

Occidental College men's soccer team members celebrating their SCIAC championship win.
The Occidental College men's soccer team defeats University of Redlands in the SCIAC Championship Game on Nov. 8 in Jack Kemp Stadium. This is Oxy's second SCIAC title in three seasons. Photo by Sam Leigh.
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