Some stories can’t be told with words. Some sights are beyond description. All moments are fleeting and might go unseen if not for the talented photographers at University Communications. UVA Today’s series The Bigger Picture selects their finest work to capture the timeless beauty, ever-changing character and humanity of this special place.

 
University photographer Sanjay Suchak’s snapshot of Wednesday’s “crowd” at JPJ is one for the COVID-19 time capsule.
Although this photo depicts a study in demolition, much of the historic Alderman Library building will be retained for renovations, scheduled to begin this spring.
On Sunday, University photographer Sanjay Suchak captured a bird’s-eye view of the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers covered in freshly fallen snow.
Before construction can begin on a new Inn at Darden and Conference Center for Lifelong Learning at the Darden School of Business, Sponsors Hall had to come down.
New names were added to UVA’s Memorial to Enslaved Laborers last week.
With a planned virtual discussion happening as chaos unfolded at the U.S. Capitol, politics professor Larry Sabato and his guests – some on the scene in Washington, D.C. – helped viewers grapple with what they were seeing.
The bell has been nestled in the tower of the University of Virginia Chapel for 123 years, the silent witness to many sunsets.
University photographer Sanjay Suchak snapped this photo on Nov. 16 as a sliver of moon arced over the Lawn, lit by the setting sun.