Photography at High Point University

The Office of Communications keeps a visual record of life at High Point University®. University Photographer Lee Adams and a team of student photographers cover campus year-round so that your department, your program and your event have images worthy of them.

Whether you need a photographer at your ribbon cutting, a backdrop for your awards night, or a headshot for your new faculty page, you are in the right place.

In Need of a Backdrop?

Our office offers backdrops for your event. Pick from our backdrop selection below.

Hosting a lecture, ceremony, ribbon cutting or awards dinner? To make a photo request, fill out the form below to schedule a shoot with us.

What We Photograph

Campus events and ceremonies Convocation, Commencement, Family Weekend, ribbon cuttings, groundbreakings, guest speakers, award presentations and dedications.

Academic and program photography Classrooms, labs and studios in action.

Portraits and headshots Faculty, staff, deans, program directors and new hires.

Student life and traditions Move-in, Welcome Week, residential life, clubs and organizations, service projects.

Marketing, admissions and web photography Purpose-built shoots for print publications, program pages, social media and recruitment materials.

The University photo library Thousands of existing images of campus, students, buildings and events in our digital asset management database, Canto. Canto is available to all University faculty and staff. Reach out to obtain access.

Get Paid to Shoot for HPU

You will carry a camera into rooms most students never see. Courtside at the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena. Backstage at the Hayworth Fine Arts Center. The front row at Commencement, the first shovel at a groundbreaking, the moment a new building opens its doors.

Student photographers work alongside University Photographer, Lee Adams, on real assignments with real deadlines, and their work is published across highpoint.edu, University print publications and HPU social media. This is experiential learning in the most literal sense. You will develop a professional portfolio of work.

What we look for

• Your own camera body and at least one lens
• A portfolio, website or Instagram we can look at
• Availability on some nights and weekends
• Familiarity with Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop and Camera Raw is helpful, but not required
• We hire from across the University.

Pro tip: Send five strong photos, not fifty. We would rather see your best images than your whole camera roll. Contact Lee Adams at [email protected] for more information